Autore	Cao Deborah <1962->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (202 pages)
Disciplina	340/.14
Soggetto topico	Law - China - Language Chinese language - Semantics Semantics (Law)
ISBN	1-4985-0396-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910796368503321

Autore	Mattila Heikki E. S
Edizione	[2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub. Company, 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (504 p.)
Disciplina	340/.14
Soggetto topico	Law - Language Law - Interpretation and construction
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-317-16303-6 1-283-85976-9 1-4094-3933-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Legal Language and Legal Linguistics; 1 The Concept of Legal Language; 2 Genres of Legal Language; 3 Legal Linguistics as a Discipline; 4 The Importance and Dissemination of Legal-linguistic Knowledge; 5 Structure and Content of this Book; 2 Functions of Legal Language; 1 Importance of the Theory of Communication; 2 Achieving Justice; 3 Transmission of Legal Messages; 4 Strengthening the Authority of the Law; 5 Strengthening Lawyers' Team Spirit; 6 Linguistic Policy; 7 The Cultural Task of Legal Language; 3 Characteristics of Legal Language; 1 Precision 2 Information (Over)load3 Universality and Aloofness; 4 Systemic Character; 5 Structure and Formalism in Legal Texts; 6 Frequency of Abbreviations; 7 Sentence Complexity and Diversity of Language Elements; 8 Archaism and Solemnity; 9 Proper Use of Legal Language; 4 Legal Terminology; 1 Legal Concepts; 2 Characteristics of Legal Terminology; 3 Formation of Legal Terminology; 5 The Heritage of Legal Latin; 1 The Importance of Roman Law; 2 History of Legal Latin; 3 Latin in Modern Legal Languages; 4 The Communication Value of Legal Latin; 5 Dictionaries of Legal Latin; 6 Legal German 1 History of Legal German2 Characteristics of Legal German; 3 International Importance of Legal German; 7 Legal French; 1 History of Legal French; 2 Characteristics of Legal French; 3 International Position Today; 8 Legal Spanish; 1 History of Legal Spanish; 2 Characteristics of Legal Spanish; 3 International Importance of Legal Spanish; 9 Legal English; 1 The Common-Law System; 2 Development of Legal English; 3 Characteristics of Legal English; 4 Legal English as a Global Language; 10 Lexical Comprehension and Research Needs; 1 Changes in Legal-linguistic Dominance in the International Arena 2 Terminological Interaction between Legal Languages3 Problems of Lexical Comprehension; 4 The Need for Jurilinguistic Research on Legal Institutions and Concepts; Alphabetical Bibliography; Systematic Bibliography; 1. General; 2. Legal Latin; 3. The International Position of the Major Languages; 4. Legal German; 5. Legal French; 6. Legal Spanish; 7. Other Romance Legal Languages; 8. Legal English; 9. Slavic Legal Languages; Modern Legal Greek; Foreign Terms and Expressions; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452821303321

Autore	Harris Roy <1931->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2007]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (249 p.)
Disciplina	340/.14
Soggetto topico	Definition (Philosophy) Lexicography Law - Language Semantics Reference (Philosophy)
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-20714-1 9786613207142 1-4411-7615-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Preface; I. Definition and Theory; II. Definition and the Dictionary; III. Definition and the Law; IV. Conclusion; References; Cases cited; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910461357103321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (269 p.)
Disciplina	340.14 340/.14
Altri autori (Persone)	WagnerAnne <1968-> BhatiaV. K <1942-> (Vijay Kumar)
Soggetto topico	Semiotics (Law) Law - Language Law - Philosophy Semantics (Law) Toleration Cultural pluralism Discourse analysis - Social aspects
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-317-14923-8 1-317-14922-X 1-282-09185-9 9786612091858 0-7546-9683-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Table of Cases; Lists of Conventions, Legislation and Rules; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Introduction: The International Dual Nature of Law: Tolerance and Diversity; Part I The Semiotic Foundation of Diversity and Tolerance; 1 Tolerance, Pluralism and 'Fighting Faiths': Seeking the Sources of US Constitutional Meaning; 2 'When the Law Speaks': Acts of Intolerance, Threats to Group-Identity, and Confidence in Law and Rights 3 Mediated Semiosis in the Courtroom: Non-Verbal Communicators and the Usefulness of Audio Video Technology as a Tool by which to Oversee Justice 4 The Roma Way; 5 'Une Certaine Idée de l'Homme, une Certaine Idée de la France': the Rhetorical Construction of Tolerance in French Political Discourse; 6 Shifts in the Concept of War: New War Terminology and its Legal Consequences; Part II Case Analyses of Diversity and Tolerance; 7 Branding Barcelona: Semiotic Considerations in Contemporary Sovereignty; 8 Legality beyond the Scope of Policy 9 On Sight/On Site: Visuality in Native Title Claims: Can We Even Speak? 10 Race, Class and the Supreme Court: Rodriguez v. San Antonio Independent School District (1973); 11 Legal Terms across Communities: Divergence behind Convergence in Law; 12 Women as Legal Subjects and Objects in Contemporary China; Conclusion: Researching "Exploration" in the Semiotics of the Law; Bibliography; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910454027103321