Tradition and change in legal English
Williams, Christopher, 1952-
Tradition and change in legal English verbal constructions in prescriptive texts / [electronic resource] : Christopher Williams. - 2nd rev. ed. - Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, c2007. - 216 p. - Linguistic insights, v. 20 1424-8689 ; . - Linguistic insights ; v. 20 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-209) and index.
Legal language and prescriptive legal texts -- The linguistic and pragmatic functions of prescriptive legal texts -- Tense, aspect and modality in prescriptive legal texts in English -- The 'world data' corpus -- Verbal constructions in prescriptive legal texts -- The future of legal texts in English and possible effects on verbal constructions.
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Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Tradition and change in legal English verbal constructions in prescriptive texts / [electronic resource] : Christopher Williams. - 2nd rev. ed. - Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, c2007. - 216 p. - Linguistic insights, v. 20 1424-8689 ; . - Linguistic insights ; v. 20 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-209) and index.
Legal language and prescriptive legal texts -- The linguistic and pragmatic functions of prescriptive legal texts -- Tense, aspect and modality in prescriptive legal texts in English -- The 'world data' corpus -- Verbal constructions in prescriptive legal texts -- The future of legal texts in English and possible effects on verbal constructions.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Law--Language.--English-speaking countries
Electronic books.
K213 / .W55 2007eb
340/.14