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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 used in the courtroom by speakers occupying different roles;
• addresses the challenges presented to our...

The first book that literature students should read, this guide reveals the distinct set of skills, conventions and methods of essay and dissertation writing.

Taking students through the various stages of writing, from planning to final submission, it offers specific guidelines and a lively, detailed commentary on actual examples of student work at each stage.

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 around the world, showing the varieties of language used in the courtroom by speakers fulfilling different roles;
• addresses the challenges presented to our notions of law and regulation by new...

Ways of Reading is a best-selling textbook for undergraduate students of English Language and English Literature, providing readers with the tools to analyse and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.

Six sections, comprising twenty five self-contained units, cover:

• techniques of analysis and problem-solving
• language variation
• attributing meaning
• poetic uses of language
• narrative
• drama and performance texts

The book combines the linguistic and literary...