21st Century Respect Act : report (to accompany H.R. 995) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2017]- |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (volumes) |
Collana | Rept. / 115th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives |
Soggetto topico |
Law - United States - Language
English language - Government policy - United States Political correctness - Government policy - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative materials. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | 21st Century Respect Act |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706538203321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2017]- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An Act to Amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to Modernize Terms Relating to Minorities |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 unnumbered leaf) |
Soggetto topico |
Law - United States - Language
English language Language and culture - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Statutes and codes. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707388903321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Expert legal writing / / Terri LeClercq ; foreword by Thomas R. Phillips |
Autore | LeClercq Terri <1946-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 200 pages) : illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Legal composition
Law - United States - Language |
ISBN | 0-292-79264-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466448703321 |
LeClercq Terri <1946-> | ||
Austin, : University of Texas Press, 1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Expert legal writing [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | LeClercq Terri <1946-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, c1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 200 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 808/.06634 |
Soggetto topico |
Legal composition
Law - United States - Language |
ISBN | 0-292-79264-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792903003321 |
LeClercq Terri <1946-> | ||
Austin, : University of Texas Press, c1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Expert legal writing [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | LeClercq Terri <1946-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, c1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 200 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 808/.06634 |
Soggetto topico |
Legal composition
Law - United States - Language |
ISBN | 0-292-79264-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION Getting and Keeping a Competitive Edge -- WRITING LIKE A LAWYER -- WRITINGÌS A TOUCHY SUBJECT -- FOCUS ON DENSITY -- ATTORNEYS AND WRITER'S BLOCK -- MIN(D)ING THE FIELD Appellate Judges Speak Out -- MANIPULATING LEGAL SENTENCES First Aid -- THE LONG SENTENCE -- LEFT-HANDED SENTENCES -- MARSHMALLOW CONSTRUCTIONS -- CASES AND CITATIONS WITHIN THE TEXT -- COORDINATION AND SUBORDINATION Defining Relationships -- EXAMINING OTHER PROFESSIONAL PROSE -- EMULATING THE PRO'S PROSE Stylistic Consciousness -- DELIBERATE SENTENCE STRUCTURE -- BEWARE OF AMBIGUOUS MODIFIERS -- MANIPULATING LEGAL ORGANIZATION Structure Is Meaning -- ORGANIZATION AND THE DEDUCTIVE THRUST -- QUICK TRICKS FOR ORGANIZATION -- MANIPULATING WORDS Bigger Isn't Better -- JARGON Manure, Margarine, and Moderation -- BOILERPLATE Empty Formalisms -- GENDER-NEUTRAL LANGUAGE -- THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT -- PUNCTUATING FOR CLARITY The Poetry of Punctuation -- ALLOWING COMMAS TO CREATE MEANING -- SENTENCE PUNCTUATION GUIDE -- ÏQUOTATION MARKS?" She Queried- or, The Arbitrary Rules Surrounding Quotation Marks -- THAT SOPHISTICATED SEMICOLON -- COMPOUND ADJECTIVES AND NOUN STRINGS -- ADVICE AND REFERENCES So Go Be an Expert -- TESTING YOUR BASICS -- GRAMMAR RULES VERSUS SUGGESTIONS -- ADVICE TO PARTNERS ABOUT ADVICE -- REFERENCE BOOKS FOR LEGAL WRITERS -- INDEX. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823396603321 |
LeClercq Terri <1946-> | ||
Austin, : University of Texas Press, c1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From Black Codes to Recodification : Removing the Veil from Regulatory Writing / / by Miriam F. Williams |
Autore | Williams Miriam F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 pages) |
Disciplina | 323.1196/0730764 |
Collana | Baywood's Technical Communications |
Soggetto topico |
Law - United States - Language
Administrative regulation drafting - United States Bill drafting - United States African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - Texas - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-351-84421-0
1-351-84420-2 1-315-22454-2 0-89503-661-4 1-138-63795-5 0-89503-376-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : race, regulations, and trust -- Case study I-Texas Black codes of 1866 : identifying discourse markers of trust -- Texas laws and tacit laws : redefining black labor from "the nadir" to civil rights -- Case study II-Texas agencies : the challenge of evoking trust -- Case study III-contemporary black business owners : legalese, plain English, or both? -- An invention heuristic for regulatory writing. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462144303321 |
Williams Miriam F. | ||
London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From Black codes to recodification : removing the veil from regulatory writing / / Miriam Williams |
Autore | Williams Miriam F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 pages) |
Disciplina | 323.1196/0730764 |
Collana | Baywood's Technical Communications |
Soggetto topico |
Law - United States - Language
Administrative regulation drafting - United States Bill drafting - United States African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - Texas - History |
ISBN |
1-351-84421-0
1-351-84420-2 1-315-22454-2 0-89503-661-4 1-138-63795-5 0-89503-376-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : race, regulations, and trust -- Case study I-Texas Black codes of 1866 : identifying discourse markers of trust -- Texas laws and tacit laws : redefining black labor from "the nadir" to civil rights -- Case study II-Texas agencies : the challenge of evoking trust -- Case study III-contemporary black business owners : legalese, plain English, or both? -- An invention heuristic for regulatory writing. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786370703321 |
Williams Miriam F. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From Black codes to recodification : removing the veil from regulatory writing / / Miriam Williams |
Autore | Williams Miriam F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 pages) |
Disciplina | 323.1196/0730764 |
Collana | Baywood's Technical Communications |
Soggetto topico |
Law - United States - Language
Administrative regulation drafting - United States Bill drafting - United States African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - Texas - History |
ISBN |
1-351-84421-0
1-351-84420-2 1-315-22454-2 0-89503-661-4 1-138-63795-5 0-89503-376-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : race, regulations, and trust -- Case study I-Texas Black codes of 1866 : identifying discourse markers of trust -- Texas laws and tacit laws : redefining black labor from "the nadir" to civil rights -- Case study II-Texas agencies : the challenge of evoking trust -- Case study III-contemporary black business owners : legalese, plain English, or both? -- An invention heuristic for regulatory writing. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812760603321 |
Williams Miriam F. | ||
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Grammar, punctuation and style : a quick guide for lawyers and other writers / / Deborah Cupples, senior legal skills professor, University of lorida, Levin College of Law; Margaret Temple-Smith, senior legal skills professor, University of Florida, Levin College of Law |
Autore | Cupples Deborah E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | St. Paul, Minnesota : , : West Academic Publishing, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (118 pages) |
Disciplina | 808.06634 |
Soggetto topico |
Legal composition
Law - United States - Language |
ISBN | 1-63459-075-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Some basics about grammar -- Some basics about punctuation -- Style. |
Altri titoli varianti | Grammar, punctuation and style |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910148615603321 |
Cupples Deborah E. | ||
St. Paul, Minnesota : , : West Academic Publishing, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The language of judges [[electronic resource] /] / Lawrence M. Solan |
Autore | Solan Lawrence <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina |
349.73/014
347.30014 |
Collana | Language and legal discourse |
Soggetto topico |
Analysis (Philosophy)
Judges - United States - Language Judicial opinions - United States - Language Judicial process - United States Law - United States - Language Semantics (Law) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-73851-8
9786612738517 0-226-76789-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Judging Language -- 1. Chomsky and Cardow: Linguistics and the Law -- 2. The Judge as Linguist -- 3. Stacking the Deck -- 4. When the Language Is Clear -- 5. Too Much Precision -- 6. Some Problems with Words: Trying to Understand the Constitution -- 7. Why It Hasn't Gotten Any Better -- Notes -- Table of Cases -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459053603321 |
Solan Lawrence <1952-> | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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