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Comparative Legal Linguistics: Language of Law, Latin and Modern Lingua Francas
This book examines legal language as a language for special purposes, evaluating the functions and characteristics of legal language and the terminology of law. Using examples drawn from major and lesser legal languages, it examines the major legal languages themselves, beginning with Latin through German, French, Spanish and English.
| Author(s) | By Heikki E.S. Mattila. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 504 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 10 Jan 2013 |
| Availability | Available |
This book examines legal language as a language for special purposes, evaluating the functions and characteristics of legal language and the terminology of law. Using examples drawn from major and lesser legal languages, it examines the major legal languages themselves, beginning with Latin through German, French, Spanish and English.
Contents: Preface: Part 1 General Introduction: Legal language and legal linguistics. Part 2 Legal Language as a Language for Special Purposes: Functions of legal language; Characteristics of legal language; Legal terminology. Part 3 The Major Legal Langu
Professor Heikki E.S. Mattila is Professor Emeritus of Legal Linguistics at the University of Lapland, Finland. His current research interests focus on comparative law and comparative legal linguistics. He has published several studies on legal languages,
