Language and Law : A resource book for students PDF
by Alan Durant, Janny Leung
Part of the Routledge English Language Introductions series
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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.
Sections A, B, and C of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315436258
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- Pages:258 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:08/05/2017
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:258 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:08/05/2017
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- ISBN:9781315436241