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October 15, 2025Open Access

Introduction to the special issue Forensic Linguistics in the Digital Era: Where Do We Go from Here?

Key Points

Forensic linguistics faces significant ethical challenges arising from AI and computational linguistics, impacting its application.
This issue presents eight studies, addressing algorithmic surveillance and linguistic inclusivity that enhance forensic linguistics.
The contributions blend traditional methods with advanced tools like natural language processing, expanding forensic linguistics' scope.
As AI transforms forensic practices, the risks of algorithmic bias and automation limits underscore the need for ethical frameworks.

Abstract

Abstract Forensic Linguistics (FL) is at a critical juncture in the digital era, where the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computational Linguistics presents both transformative opportunities and complex ethical challenges. This special issue, Forensic Linguistics in the Digital Era: Where Do We Go from Here? , showcases eight original studies that collectively examine the methodological, ethical, and interdisciplinary shifts reshaping FL. The contributions span topics including algorithmic surveillance, cancel culture, legal discourse analysis, multimodal courtroom rhetoric, and neural machine translation. Together, they illustrate how AI-driven tools such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) and deep learning are expanding FL’s scope beyond traditional applications like authorship attribution and deception detection. While highlighting cutting-edge innovations, the issue also foregrounds concerns around algorithmic bias, linguistic inclusivity, and the limits of automation in high-stakes contexts. Designed for scholars, practitioners, and students across linguistics, law, computer science, and media studies, this collection advances a reflexive, ethically attuned, and methodologically rigorous vision for the future of FL.

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