Language and law in professional discourse : issues and perspectives / edited by Vijay K. Bhatia [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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 ...

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

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