Chinese Language in Law - Code Red

This book explores the Chinese language used in law and analyzes the associated linguistic matters in both monolingual Chinese context and cross-linguistically. It investigates the linguistic and cultural landscape associated with Chinese law through an examination of a number of keywords and linguistic usages.

Sommario

Chapter 1: Linguistic Dimensions in Chinese Law: Problems and Perspectives
Chapter 2: Keywords of Law
Chapter 3: Doing Justice Linguistically
Chapter 4: Yuan: Injustice as a Keyword
Chapter 5: Linguistic and Cultural Meanings of Rights in Chinese
Chapter 6: Legal Speech Acts and Chinese Legislative Performatives
Chapter 7: Is the Chinese Legal Language More Ambiguous and Vague

Info autore

Deborah Cao is professor at Griffith University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Deborah Cao
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781498503952
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0395-2
• Pagine: 214
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata