Rhetorical Strategies in Legal Language: Discourse Analysis of Statutes and ContractsGunter Narr Verlag, 1997 - 173 pages |
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... functional tenor of legal discourse . 21 1.6 The mode of legal discourse 23 1.7 The legal register defined in terms of field , tenor and mode ... 24 Chapter 2 The Legal Register of English Statutes 27 2.1 The language of the law . 27 ...
... functional tenor of legal discourse . 21 1.6 The mode of legal discourse 23 1.7 The legal register defined in terms of field , tenor and mode ... 24 Chapter 2 The Legal Register of English Statutes 27 2.1 The language of the law . 27 ...
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... functional tenor of contracts ..... 62 4.4.1 Directive acts ............... 63 4.4.2 Commissive acts 63 4.5 The mode ... functions 5.2.6 Indicators in modifying clauses 67 68 69 70 71 F22 71 72 73 238 $。.... 67 5.2.7 Realization of ...
... functional tenor of contracts ..... 62 4.4.1 Directive acts ............... 63 4.4.2 Commissive acts 63 4.5 The mode ... functions 5.2.6 Indicators in modifying clauses 67 68 69 70 71 F22 71 72 73 238 $。.... 67 5.2.7 Realization of ...
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