Chapter B8 Disputing ‘Ordinary Language’

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 ti...

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Main Authors: Durant, Alan, Leung, Janny H.C.
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Chapter B8 Disputing ‘Ordinary Language’
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legal genres
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bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LA Jurisprudence & general issues
bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LA Jurisprudence & general issues::LAR Criminology: legal aspects
bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LA Jurisprudence & general issues::LAS Legal skills & practice
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