In the Minds of Judges - Argumentative Discourse at the Intersection of Law and Language

This book explores the language used in legal arguments. It moves beyond traditional argumentation studies, using corpus linguistics and computational tools combined with a deep understanding of the institutional environment in which legal argumentation takes place. The studies presented in this volume unveil judges' argumentative discourse and legal interpretation strategies, providing a toolkit for scholars and practitioners alike.

About the author

Stanisław Goźdź-Roszkowski, University of Łódź, Poland; Gianluca Pontrandolfo, University of Trieste, Italy.

Summary

This book explores the language used in legal arguments. It moves beyond traditional argumentation studies, using corpus linguistics and computational tools combined with a deep understanding of the institutional environment in which legal argumentation takes place. The studies presented in this volume unveil judges’ argumentative discourse and legal interpretation strategies, providing a toolkit for scholars and practitioners alike.

Product details

• Assisted by: Stanislaw Gozdz-Roszkowski (Editor), Stanisław Goźdź-Roszkowski (Editor), Pontrandolfo (Editor), Gianluca Pontrandolfo (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.01.2026
• EAN: 9783111569383
• ISBN: 978-3-11-156938-3
• No. of pages: 280
• Illustrations: 4 b/w and 4 col. ill., 28 b/w tbl.
• Series: Foundations in Language and Law [FLL]
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Gender Studies, Semantik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik, Korpuslinguistik, Linguistics, Computerlinguistik und Korpuslinguistik, juristische Argumentation, Corpus Linguistics, SCI000000 SCIENCE / General, Argument Evaluation, Computational Tools, Judicial reasoning, Juristischer Diskurs, Judicial Discourse, Computertools