Methods of corpus linguistics in forensic linguistics (on the example of Derek Bentley's case)

The proposed article is devoted to the issues that are in the focus of attention of researchers dealing with problems of forensic linguistics. The author of the article offers the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of combining the methods of corpus and forensic linguistics and examines the problems of applying the methods of corpus linguistics in forensic linguistics using the case of Derek Bentley. The author examines the evidences from the court on the basis of which a miscarriage of justice was rectified. An important role in this situation belongs to corpus linguistics and its methods.