Language and Law

ebook ∣ A resource book for students · Routledge English Language Introductions

By Alan Durant

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ebook

ISBN

9781138025578

Series

Routledge English Language Introductions

Author

Alan Durant

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Release

08 May 2017

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Grammar & Language Usage Language Arts Nonfiction

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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

    Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9781138025578

    Series

    Routledge English Language Introductions

    Author

    Alan Durant

    Publisher

    Taylor & Francis

    Release

    08 May 2017

    Share

    Subjects

    Grammar & Language Usage Language Arts Nonfiction
    Language and Law