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oapen-20.500.12657-485682021-05-13T00:49:15Z Chapter C3 Reading a Statute Durant, Alan Leung, Janny H.C. English for law English for specific purposes law forensic linguistics language and the law legal English legal genres bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CB Language: reference & general bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LA Jurisprudence & general issues bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LA Jurisprudence & general issues::LAR Criminology: legal aspects bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LA Jurisprudence & general issues::LAS Legal skills & practice Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this subject, Language and Law:describes the different registers and genres that make up spoken and written legal language and how they develop over time; analyses real-life examples drawn from court cases from different parts of the world, illustrating the varieties of English used in the courtroom by speakers occupying different roles; addresses the challenges presented to our notions of law and regulation by online communication; discusses the complex role of translation in bilingual and multilingual jurisdictions, including Hong Kong and Canada; and provides readings from key scholars in the discipline, including Lawrence Solan, Peter Goodrich, Marianne Constable, David Mellinkoff, and Chris Heffer. With a wide range of activities throughout, this accessible textbook is essential reading for anyone studying language and law or forensic linguistics. 2021-05-12T08:54:49Z 2021-05-12T08:54:49Z 2016 chapter ONIX_20210512_9781138025585_24 9781138025585 9781138025578 9781315436258 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48568 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781315436258_oachapterC3.pdf Taylor & Francis Language and Law Routledge 10.4324/9781315436258-26 10.4324/9781315436258-26 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb a9bb765f-a673-49cd-90e5-67cbe3c890b8 9781138025585 9781138025578 9781315436258 Routledge 7 open access
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Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this subject, Language and Law:describes the different registers and genres that make up spoken and written legal language and how they develop over time; analyses real-life examples drawn from court cases from different parts of the world, illustrating the varieties of English used in the courtroom by speakers occupying different roles; addresses the challenges presented to our notions of law and regulation by online communication; discusses the complex role of translation in bilingual and multilingual jurisdictions, including Hong Kong and Canada; and provides readings from key scholars in the discipline, including Lawrence Solan, Peter Goodrich, Marianne Constable, David Mellinkoff, and Chris Heffer. With a wide range of activities throughout, this accessible textbook is essential reading for anyone studying language and law or forensic linguistics.
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