Rhetorical Strategies in Legal Language: Discourse Analysis of Statutes and ContractsGunter Narr Verlag, 1997 - 173 pages |
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... English Statutes 27 2.1 The language of the law . 27 2.4 2.5 2.6 22 22 2.2 The field of statutes ......... 2.3 The interactional tenor of statutes ...... The functional tenor of statutes ......... 27 30 31 2.4.1 The enactment of the law ...
... English Statutes 27 2.1 The language of the law . 27 2.4 2.5 2.6 22 22 2.2 The field of statutes ......... 2.3 The interactional tenor of statutes ...... The functional tenor of statutes ......... 27 30 31 2.4.1 The enactment of the law ...
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... English Contracts .... 57 4.1 Background 4.2 The field of contracts 57 58 4.3 The interactional tenor of contracts 58 4.4 The functional tenor of contracts ..... 62 4.4.1 Directive acts ............... 63 4.4.2 Commissive acts 63 4.5 ...
... English Contracts .... 57 4.1 Background 4.2 The field of contracts 57 58 4.3 The interactional tenor of contracts 58 4.4 The functional tenor of contracts ..... 62 4.4.1 Directive acts ............... 63 4.4.2 Commissive acts 63 4.5 ...
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... The Plain Language Movement .......... 141 10.3.1 Language preferences of judges and lawyers in the United States .......... 142 10.3.2 Myths about plain English ............ 143 11.1 The notion of equivalence .... 11.2 Chapter 11 The 8.
... The Plain Language Movement .......... 141 10.3.1 Language preferences of judges and lawyers in the United States .......... 142 10.3.2 Myths about plain English ............ 143 11.1 The notion of equivalence .... 11.2 Chapter 11 The 8.
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