Chapter C6 Deciding Legal Meaning

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
• Subjects: Jurisprudence and general issues; Language: reference and general; Legal aspects of criminology; Legal skills and practice; Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; English for law; English for specific purposes law; forensic linguistics; language and the law; legal English; legal genres
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (7 p.)
• ISBN: 9781138025578; 9781138025585; 9781315436258; 9781315436258-29
• Access: Open Access

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.