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...
Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introduction t...
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...
Language plays an essential role both in creating law and in governing its implementation. Providing an accessible and comprehensive introd...
This is a textbook for the times, which addresses itself brilliantly to the twin phenomena of expanding horizons and diminishing resources of English studies.' - David Lodge
This is a textbook for the times, which addresses itself brilliantly to the twin phenomena of expanding horizons and diminishing resources of ...
Fighting, football violence and watching video nasties are all favourite hobbies for 15-year-old Ross and his gang, and he's had his fair share of trouble. But when he finds himself attracted to Morgan, he knows he's in real trouble - because she leads the local Youth Peace Mission.
Fighting, football violence and watching video nasties are all favourite hobbies for 15-year-old Ross and his gang, and he's had his fair share of tro...
These 12 stories of teenage trauma range from heavy drama to surreal comedy. They feature characters such as a secret admirer full of jealousy and desire, and topics such as anxiety about pregnancy, contemplation of life after school, and mixed feelings about an impending first night of passion.
These 12 stories of teenage trauma range from heavy drama to surreal comedy. They feature characters such as a secret admirer full of jealousy and des...
Meaning in the Media addresses the issue of how we should respond to competing claims about meaning put forward in confrontations between people or organisations in highly charged circumstances such as bitter public controversies and expensive legal disputes. Alan Durant draws attention to the pervasiveness and significance of such meaning-related disputes in the media, investigating how their 'meaning' dimension is best described and explained. Through his analysis of deception, distortion, bias, false advertising, offensiveness and other kinds of communicative behaviour that trigger...
Meaning in the Media addresses the issue of how we should respond to competing claims about meaning put forward in confrontations between people or or...
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...
Ways of Reading is a best-selling textbook for undergraduate students of English Language and English Literature, providing readers with the tools ...
When 17-year-old Robert Harrison learns that his parents have been murdered, his initial shock and anger is soon replaced by a sense of conspiracy to protect him from the truth. So he begins his own investigation and uncovers some disturbing details.
When 17-year-old Robert Harrison learns that his parents have been murdered, his initial shock and anger is soon replaced by a sense of conspiracy to ...
For centuries people have recognised the importance of language in creating and applying law. This edited volume shows scholars and students how modern linguistics and related fields contribute to understanding the role language plays, and what follows from viewing law's power as a matter of situated communication in specific social relations rather than an abstract system of rules.
For centuries people have recognised the importance of language in creating and applying law. This edited volume shows scholars and students how moder...
