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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822124103321

Autore

Cao Deborah <1962->

Titolo

Chinese language in law : code red / / Deborah Cao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4985-0396-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 pages)

Disciplina

340/.14

Soggetti

Law - China - Language

Chinese language - Semantics

Semantics (Law)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Linguistic dimensions in Chinese law : problems and perspectives -- Keywords of law -- Doing justice linguistically -- Yuan : injustice as a keyword -- Linguistic and cultural meanings of "rights" in Chinese -- Legal speech acts and chinese legislative performatives -- Is the Chinese legal language more ambiguous and vague.