Language and the law.0826488285 Language and the law. Schane, Sanford Sanford. 1 City (1990 pop. 32,387), seat of Seminole co., central Fla., on Lake Monroe and the St. Johns River; inc. 1877. It is an agricultural center where citrus fruit and vegetables are processed. A. Continuum Continuum (pl. -tinua or -tinuums) can refer to:
2006 228 pages $39.95 Paperback K213 Schane (linguistics linguistics, scientific study of language, covering the structure (morphology and syntax; see grammar), sounds (phonology), and meaning (semantics), as well as the history of the relations of languages to each other and the cultural place of language in human , U. of Calif.-San Diego Diego is a Spanish male name, derived from the Hebrew Yaʿqob (Jacob), the name of Saint James the Great, via Sant Yago, re-analysed as Santiago and SanDiego. ) offers an introduction to the interaction between linguistics and the legal process. Each of four chapters pairs a problem in language with a corresponding issue in law--ambiguity and misunderstanding, metaphor and legal fictions, speech acts and hearsay hearsay: see evidence. , and promise and contract formation. Each chapter contains four sections: one concerned with the law, the second focusing on language, the third on the analysis, and the fourth dealing with the language-law interface. For legal scholars and language professionals interested in the law-language interface, students and academics first encountering the topic, and general readers with an interest in the law-language connection. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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