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Language and Law

A resource book for students
By Alan Durant and Janny Leung
Series: Routledge English Language Introductions
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Language and Law explores the crucial role language plays in the creation and application of law. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the registers and genres that shape legal language, illustrated with examples from courtrooms worldwide. The book addresses challenges arising from online communication, examines translation issues in bilingual and multilingual legal systems, and includes key readings from prominent scholars in forensic linguistics.
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Ideal for students and academics in language and law, forensic linguistics, legal studies, and related fields seeking an accessible yet comprehensive resource.

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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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    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...
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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...
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Praised for its clear structure and accessibility, this textbook is recommended for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in forensic linguistics. Experts highlight its breadth, detailed analysis, and usefulness in both teaching and stimulating research discussions.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138025578

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 March 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 442g

Pages: 258

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About the Author

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.

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