Language and Law: A Resource Book for Students

by Janny Hc Leung, Alan Durant, Marina Lambrou

Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this subject, Language and Law:

describes the different registers and genres that make up spoken and written legal language and how they develop over time; analyses real-life examples drawn from court cases from different parts of the world, illustrating the varieties of English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138025577
• ISBN13: 9781138025578
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.7"