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Autore |
Kurzon Dennis |
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It is hereby performed .. [[electronic resource] ] : explorations in legal speech acts / / Dennis Kurzon |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1986 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-35901-4 |
9786613359018 |
90-272-7929-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (89 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pragmatics & beyond, , 0166-6258 ; ; 7:6 |
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Soggetti |
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Law - Language |
Semantics (Law) |
Speech acts (Linguistics) |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on the author's thesis. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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IT IS HEREBY PERFORMED... EXPLORATIONS IN LEGAL SPEECH ACTS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE STATUTE AS A SPEECH ACT; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Performatives; 1.3. Felicity Conditions; 1.4. A statute as a speech act; 1.4.1. The statute as a performative; 1.4.2. The felicity conditions of a statute; 1.5. The legislative sentence as a speech act; 1.5.1 Permission (may); 1.5.2. Ordering (shall); 1.5.3. Ambiguity of may and shall; 1.5.4. Prohibition (shall not); 1.6. Other main clause verbs; 2. THE LEGAL DOCUMENT AS A COMMUNICATIVE ACT |
3. POTENTIAL SPEECH ACTS: THE GRAMMAR OF DELEGATING POWER3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Features of potential speech acts; 3.3. Similar structures; 3.4. Wills and deeds; 4. REVERSIBLE PERFORMATIVES; 5. 'THIS' AND 'THAT' IN LEGAL TEXTS; 6. WHAT DOES A JUDGE DO'? SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS IN COURT JUDGMENTS; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Modality; 6.3. Conditionals; 6.4. Non-factive predicators; 6.5. Conclusion; FOOTNOTES; APPENDIX; REFERENCES |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book deals with speech acts, especially performatives, that are regarded as 'operative' in legal discourse. After a detailed exposition of |
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