Language and Law - Durant, Alan (Middlesex University, UK); Leung, Janny, HC (University of Hong Kong)
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An accessible and comprehensive introduction to the subject, Language and Law examines and demonstrates the role language plays both in creating law and in governing its implementation. It covers the different registers and genres which make up legal language, including the varieties of language used in the court room, and in legal drafting and interpretation. Also included are the use of language data as evidence, the role of translation in bilingual and multilingual jurisdictions, and the effects of online communication on law and regulation. Written by two experienced teachers, this book is…mehr

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An accessible and comprehensive introduction to the subject, Language and Law examines and demonstrates the role language plays both in creating law and in governing its implementation. It covers the different registers and genres which make up legal language, including the varieties of language used in the court room, and in legal drafting and interpretation. Also included are the use of language data as evidence, the role of translation in bilingual and multilingual jurisdictions, and the effects of online communication on law and regulation. Written by two experienced teachers, this book is essential reading for any student studying language and the law or forensic linguistics.
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Autorenporträt
Alan Durant is Professor of Communication in the School of Law at Middlesex University, London. Janny HC Leung is an Associate Professor in the School of English at University of Hong Kong.