TY - BOOK AU - Bhatia,V.K. ED - Law, Language and Professional Practice TI - Language and law in professional discourse: issues and perspectives SN - 1443857661 AV - K487.L36 L39 2012 U1 - 340/.14 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Pub. KW - Law KW - Language KW - Congresses KW - Law & society KW - bicssc KW - Legal skills & practice KW - Law as it applies to other professions KW - LAW KW - Essays KW - bisacsh KW - General Practice KW - Jurisprudence KW - Paralegals & Paralegalism KW - Practical Guides KW - Reference KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Conference papers and proceedings N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=726115 ER -