Language and the Law - With a Foreword by Roger W. Shuy

Zusatztext 'This work is and important addition to the literature on language and the law, and is particularly to be welcomed for extending discussion of the legal relevance of theories of metaphor and speech acts. Schane's analysis is both accessible and lucid.'   Christopher Hutton, Journal of Sociolinguistics, 2008. Informationen zum Autor Sanford Schane is Research Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, San Diego, USA. Vorwort Looks at the common areas of interaction between linguistics and the legal process Zusammenfassung Looks at some common areas of interaction between linguistics and the legal process. Each chapter pairs a problem in language with a corresponding issue in law. This introduction to the intersection of language and law is of interest to students and general readers encountering this interdisciplinary area for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface by Roger W. ShuyIntroduction 1. Ambiguity in Language and Misunderstanding in Law2. Linguistic Metaphor and Legal Fiction3. Speech Acts and Legal Hearsay4. Speech Acts and Legal Promises in Contract LawConclusionAppendix: Extracts from Sample CasesReferences

Product details

• Authors: Sanford Schane, Sanford A. Schane
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2006
• EAN: 9780826488299
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-8829-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LAW / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Communication Studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law