Language and law in professional discourse : issues and perspectives /

Language and law in professional discourse : issues and perspectives / edited by Vijay K. Bhatia [and others]. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2014. - 1 online resource (172 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Construction, Use and Accessibility of Legislative and (Extra) Judicial Discourse -- Facing the Facts: Evaluative Patterns in English and Italian Judicial Language / Drafting Court Judgment in Italy: History, Complexity and Simplification / Self-construction of Legislative Discourse through Mashups: A Multi-perspective Analysis / Expert to Lay Communication: Legal Information and Advice on the Internet / Issues of Authority, Power and Identity -- Competing Discourses of Respect in a Young Offenders Institution Education Department / Constructing Authority in International Investment Arbitration: Insights from Separate Opinions at ICSID / A Question of Training: Issues of Language and Power in Formal Police Investigative Interviews / A Respected Neutral Expert: Arbitrator Profile in Focus / Role Hybridity in Professional Practice in a Hearing in the Special Criminal Court / Gianluca Pontrandolfo -- Stefano Ondelli -- Anna Franca Plastina -- Judith Turnbull -- Paola Bocale -- Ruth Breeze -- Antonella Napolitano -- Tarja Salmi-Tolonen -- Vieira Torres Amitza. Machine generated contents note: pt. I ch. One ch. Two ch. Three ch. Four pt. II ch. Five ch. Six ch. Seven ch. Eight ch. Nine

This book provides insights into the ways in which legal professionals participate in their day-to-day activities, and critically focuses on how language is used and exploited in everyday professional discourse. It is organised into two parts dealing with topic areas of legal discourse (written and spoken) relevant to professional practice and communication. The innovative research landscape offered by this book covers diverse and complex features of legal discourse construction where social ...

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Law--Language--Congresses.
Law & society.
Legal skills & practice.
Law as it applies to other professions.
LAW--Essays.
LAW--General Practice.
LAW--Jurisprudence.
LAW--Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW--Practical Guides.
LAW--Reference.
Law--Language.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.

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