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Forensic authorship examination
Examination of a text under a court order: establishing or checking authorship, individual linguistic features and comparison of disputed and sample texts.
from RUB 90 000
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Authorship · linguistic characteristics
Who wrote the text?
From hypothesis to observable features.
Court-commissioned and pre-trial examinations of text authorship, anonymous messages, online publications, business correspondence, style, linguistic features and expert reports.
Before work begins
The text's context is part of the source data.
Preserve the complete versions of the texts, dates and source information. State whose authorship is being checked and which samples are available.
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Main areas of authorship examination
The website focuses on real disputes involving texts: anonymous messages, online publications, business documents, correspondence, authorship, style and expert report reviews.
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Identifying the author of a text
Comparative analysis of a disputed text and language samples from the presumed author: style, vocabulary, syntax, composition and stable linguistic features.
from RUB 90 000
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Anonymous messages
Examination of anonymous letters, messages, comments, complaints, reviews and publications to analyse linguistic features and possible authorship.
from RUB 80,000
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Online publications and correspondence
Analysis of posts, comments, messenger messages, email correspondence and other digital texts, taking context and genre into account.
from RUB 75,000
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Combined linguistic and authorship examination
Combined examination of the meaning, style, manner of expression, authorial features, communicative purpose and context of a disputed text.
from 120 000 ₽
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Business documents and letters
Examination of memoranda, statements, explanations, complaints, business correspondence and documents where the dispute concerns authorship of the text.
from RUB 80,000
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Stylistic analysis of a text
Analysis of individual style, linguistic habits, vocabulary, syntax, composition, genre and signs of text editing.
from RUB 60,000
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Plagiarism and textual borrowing
Analysis of textual similarity, reworking, borrowing, compilation, paraphrasing and possible signs of using another person's text.
from RUB 70 000
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Review of an authorship expert report
Checking the methodology, questions, samples, completeness of the analysis, scope of expertise, logic of the findings and the report's consistency with the case materials.
from RUB 60,000
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Examining linguistic features rather than guessing the author
Authorship examination analyses a pattern of individual linguistic features: vocabulary, syntax, composition, spelling and punctuation characteristics, recurring expressions, genre-specific habits, manner of expression and other textual features.
Findings depend on the quality of the disputed text and comparison samples. The more comparable texts were created in similar circumstances, genres and periods, the greater the materials' value for examination.
- Disputed text:
a publication, letter, comment, complaint, message, correspondence or business document. - Samples:
free, conditionally free and experimental texts by the presumed author. - Features:
vocabulary, syntax, composition, style, errors and stable linguistic habits. - Court proceedings:
questions for the expert, specialist opinion, expert report review and participation in a hearing by arrangement.
Pricing
Authorship examination prices
| Initial telephone consultation | free for up to 15 minutes |
| Preliminary analysis of a disputed text | from RUB 20,000 |
| Brief specialist opinion on a text | from RUB 45,000 |
| Stylistic and linguistic analysis of a text | from RUB 60,000 |
| Anonymous messages, comments and complaints | from RUB 80,000 |
| Business documents and letters | from RUB 80,000 |
| Identifying the probable author of a text | from RUB 90 000 |
| Forensic authorship examination | from RUB 90 000 |
The final cost depends on the length of the disputed text, number of samples and presumed authors, questions, urgency and need for a combined examination.
Articles
Resources on authorship studies
Resources for court proceedings, advocates and businesses
What authorship examination is and when it is needed
Court-commissioned and pre-trial examination of text authorship, linguistic features, style, anonymous messages and disputed publications.
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How the author of a text is identified
Why the expert compares a pattern of linguistic features, genre, style and stable writing characteristics, rather than individual words.
Read →Resources for court proceedings, advocates and businesses
Anonymous messages and correspondence: what an authorship expert examines
Posts, comments, messengers, email, reviews, complaints and the digital context of a disputed text.
Read →About the expert
Andrei Viktorovich
Expert assistance with disputed texts, anonymous messages, correspondence, publications, business documents and reviews of authorship expert reports.
Training and experience
Professional retraining in textual authorship analysis.
Expert practice since 2020.
Text and samples
The examination is based on a comparison of the disputed text and samples, taking into account genre, length, time of creation and communication circumstances.
Scope of expertise
Findings are formulated without taking the place of the court, investigators or a lawyer: linguistic features and the degree to which they match are examined.
Combined tasks
Where necessary, a combined examination involving a linguist, digital materials specialist or document expert is possible.
Consultation
Send the texts and samples for a preliminary assessment
Attach the disputed text, comparison samples, correspondence, publications, questions from the court, another expert's report or a brief description of the situation. After reviewing them, we can determine the type of work, timeframe and cost.
- forensic authorship examination;
- pre-trial specialist opinion;
- combined linguistic and authorship examination;
- review of another expert's report.