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oapen-20.500.12657-485712021-05-13T00:49:16Z Chapter C6 Deciding Legal Meaning 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. 2021-05-12T08:54:52Z 2021-05-12T08:54:52Z 2016 chapter ONIX_20210512_9781138025585_27 9781138025585 9781138025578 9781315436258 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48571 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781315436258_oachapterC6.pdf Taylor & Francis Language and Law Routledge 10.4324/9781315436258-29 10.4324/9781315436258-29 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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