Legal Language

Author : Peter M. Tiersma
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226803036
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legal Language written by Peter M. Tiersma and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of legal language slices through the polysyllabic thicket of legalese. The text shows to what extent legalese is simply a product of its past and demonstrates that arcane vocabulary is not an inevitable feature of our legal system.

Author : Prof. Dr. K. L. Bhatia
Publisher : Universal Law Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788175348943
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Textbook on Legal Language and Legal Writing written by Prof. Dr. K. L. Bhatia and published by Universal Law Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Catherine Mason
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781800682979
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawyer's English Language Coursebook written by Catherine Mason and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alfred Phillips
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135788367
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lawyers' Language written by Alfred Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interesting examination of law as language use or discourse, this study looks at the transformation of ordinary language into a special discourse for the purposes of the legal system. It is widely accepted that legal discourse is obscure, and often the public resent the fact that access to the law of the land is obstructed by the opaqueness of legal language. This book argues that the development and maintenance of law's special language can be justified. The myth that law can be written in either plain' or ordinary' language is exploded, and the linguistic obscurity of law is traced to its necessary complexity. The notion of representation is applied to the relation that exists between legal language and ordinary language.

Author : Teresa Kissane Brostoff
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199895457
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United States Legal Language and Culture written by Teresa Kissane Brostoff and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Legal English, experienced educators and professors Teresa Kissane Brostoff and Ann Sinsheimer answer the needs of law students unfamiliar with the use of English in legal settings. They introduce the student into a new world of study of the law by carefully guiding them through the vital skills and techniques they will need to feel comfortable and proficient in English-speaking and American legal culture.

Author : Jay M. Feinman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195181336
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1001 Legal Words You Need to Know written by Jay M. Feinman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1001 Legal Words You Need to Know explains and illuminates the most difficult and arcane vocabulary any American has to deal with-that of the law. This comprehensive but never condescending guide to the language of the American legal system carefully defines and explains every term with a sample sentence, and many entries have supplementary notes. In addition, the book includes a number of quick miniguides to legal troubleshooting that include information on understanding wills, trusts, and inheritance, granting someone the power of attorney, understanding contracts, what to do if you're sued, how to choose a lawyer, exploring law school, and enjoying cop and lawyer dramas. The backmatter contains an extensive list of legal aid organizations and a helpful bibliography of books about the law and lawyers for further reading.

Author : Peter M. Tiersma
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226803029
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legal Language written by Peter M. Tiersma and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of legal language slices through the polysyllabic thicket of legalese. The text shows to what extent legalese is simply a product of its past and demonstrates that arcane vocabulary is not an inevitable feature of our legal system.

Author : Maartje De Meulder
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1788924029
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legal Recognition of Sign Languages written by Maartje De Meulder and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first ever comprehensive overview of national laws recognising sign languages, the impacts they have and the advocacy campaigns which led to their creation. It comprises 18 studies from communities across Europe, the US, South America, Asia and New Zealand. They set sign language legislation within the national context of language policies in each country and show patterns of intersection between language ideologies, public policy and deaf communities’ discourses. The chapters are grounded in a collaborative writing approach between deaf and hearing scholars and activists involved in legislative campaigns. Each one describes a deaf community’s expectations and hopes for legal recognition and the type of sign language legislation achieved. The chapters also discuss the strategies used in achieving the passage of the legislation, as well as an account of barriers confronted and surmounted (or not) in the legislative process. The book will be of interest to language activists in the fields of sign language and other minority languages, policymakers and researchers in deaf studies, sign linguistics, sociolinguistics, human rights law and applied linguistics.

Author : James A. Gardner
Publisher : LexisNexis/Matthew Bender
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legal Argument written by James A. Gardner and published by LexisNexis/Matthew Bender. This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal Argument: The Structure and Language of Effective Advocacy is a full-featured guide designed primarily for law students in research, writing, analysis and trial advocacy classes and moot court programs. Inside you'll find detailed explanations of how lawyers construct legal arguments and practical guidelines to the process of molding the raw materials of litigation--cases, statutes, testimony, documents, common sense--into instruments of persuasive advocacy. You'll also find writing guidelines that show you how to present a well-constructed legal argument in writing in a way that legal decision makers will find persuasive. The centerpiece of this indispensable work is its syllogism-based step-by-step method, designed to walk the advocate through the process of crafting a winning argument. Intuitive organization presents the material in five parts: Part I sets out a general methodology for constructing legal arguments. Part II focuses more closely on the construction of persuasive, well-grounded legal premises, and covers the effective integration of legal doctrine and evidence into the argument's structure. Part III shows how to put the method to work by giving two detailed examples of the construction of complete legal arguments from scratch. Part IV provides a detailed protocol for reducing well-constructed legal arguments to written form, along with a concrete illustration of that process. It also provides concrete advice on how to recognize and avoid a host of common mistakes in the written presentation of legal arguments. Part V moves from the basics into more advanced techniques of persuasive legal argument, including rhetorical tactics like framing and emphasis, how to respond to arguments, maintaining professionalism in advocacy, and the ethical limits of argument.

Author : Cheryl Stephens
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557014506
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plain Language Legal Writing written by Cheryl Stephens and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to clean, precise and understandable legal writing So many books give you advice that turns out to be hollow: "know your audience," "structure your writing." The real strength in Plain Language Legal Writing is how, throughout, Stephens provides clear instructions on how to accomplish what she's recommending. Instead of just telling you to plan what you're going to write, she walks you step-by-step through the planning. Instead of telling you to consider your audience before writing, she describes in detail the sorts of audiences a legal document might have (more than you'd expect!) and how to best meet their needs. Plain Language Legal Writing will help you produce documents that people are willing to read and able to understand. More: PlainLanguageLegalWriting.comOther versions: e-book