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Date: 13-Sep-2006
From: Simone Gilson < sgilson at continuumbooks.com >
Subject: Language and the Law: Schane 

	
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Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:33:40
From: Simone Gilson < sgilson at continuumbooks.com >
Subject: Language and the Law: Schane 
 



Title: Language and the Law 
Subtitle: With a Foreword by Roger W. Shuy 
Publication Year: 2006 
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
	   http://www.continuumbooks.com
	

Book URL: http://http://www.continuumbooks.com/Books/detail.aspx?ReturnURL=/Search/default.aspx&CountryID=1&Im 


Author: Sanford Schane, University of California

Hardback: ISBN: 0826488285 Pages: 224 Price: U.K. £ 75.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0826488293 Pages: 224 Price: U.K. £ 19.99


Abstract:

This comprehensive introduction to Language and the Law looks at the common
areas of interaction between linguistics and the legal process. Each
chapter presents a language issue or problem relevant to the law. This is
then examined using excerpts from cases where judges in their decisions
have had to confront that particular issue. Professor Schane considers each
issue both from the legal point of view and from a linguistic point of
view, to show how each are relevant to each other. 

Issues covered include: 
Ambiguity
Vagueness 
Metaphor 
Legal fiction 
Presuppositions 
Leading questions 
Legal hearsay 

The book requires no previous legal or linguistic background, and all
concepts and notions from the two fields are explained in a non-technical
manner. This fascinating introduction to Language and the Law will be of
interest to students and academics encountering this area for the first
time. Student friendly features include: exercises, suggestions for further
reading, glossary and excerpts from relevant cases. 



Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics
                     Sociolinguistics


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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