Alan Durant, Janny Leung

Language and Law (eBook, ePUB)

A resource book for students

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315436234
• Artikelnr.: 48410729

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.

Inhaltsangabe

A Introduction: Key Concepts1 What Kind of Variety is 'Legal Language'?
2 The Historical Development of Legal English
3 Legal Genres
4 Participant Roles and Speech Styles in the Courtroom
5 Persuasion in Court
6 Interpreting Meaning in Legislative Texts
7 The Vocabulary of Legal Power
8 Legal Protection and Regulation of Language
9 Forensic Evidence
10 Legal Order and Linguistic Diversity
B Development: Contemporary Approaches
1 Linguistic Features of Legal Language
2 Functions of Legal Language
3 Genre Analysis of Legal Texts
4 Spoken Discourse in the Courtroom
5 Linguistic Strategies Used by Lawyers
6 Pragmatics and Legal Interpretation
7 Legal Speech Acts
8 Disputing 'Ordinary Language'
9 Techniques in Forensic Linguistics
10 Linguistic Challenges in Bilingual and Multilingual Legal Order
C Exploration: Analyses and Examples
1 Attitudes towards Legal Language
2 Reforming Legal Language
3 Reading a Statute
4 Style and Restrictions in Courtroom Interaction
5 Rhetorical Techniques in Legal Advocacy
6 Deciding Legal Meaning
7 Performatives in Speech and Writing
8 Misleading Language in Adverts
9 Language Data as Evidence
10 Same Law, Different Texts
D Extension: Engaging with the Scholarship
1 Law as a Profession of Words
2 Public Understanding of Legal Language
3 The Language of Jury Trial
4 Courtroom Language: Theory and Practice
5 Talking the Language of Lawyers
6 Perspectives on Legal Interpretation
7 Understanding Legal Speech Acts and Rules
8 Language Struggles Online
9 Resolving Disputed Meaning in Court
10 Bilingualism and Jury Service