On the Question of Admissibility of Certain Methods in Forensic Linguistic Examination

Abstract

The article raises the question of the criteria of admissibility of the use of certain methods in forensic linguistic examination. Despite the methodology of forensic linguistic examination that has been worked out over the years, some specialists prefer to use extremely controversial methods, for example, such as the method of associative experiment and phonosemantic analysis. These methods do not meet the criteria required by forensic expertology, which leads to the expert exceeding the limits of his/her competence, as well as to serious expert mistakes.