01913     2200229   4500001002100000005001500021008004100036020001800077035001900095041000800114082000800122084001400130100001100144700003800155700001700193245004800210260003600258300003500294520117500329650009201504500008701596INLIS00000000000900220200508204619200508|||||||||   |   |||   |||| ||eng||  a9789888052509  0010-0520009002  aeng0 a347  a347/BHA/L0 aBhatia0 aV. K. (Vijay Kumar. [Ed.] Candlin0 aChristopher.00aLegal discourse across cultures and systems  aHong Kongbhongkong pressc2007  axiii, 340 p.b: ill. ;c24 cm.  aWhat exactly is legal about legal language? What happens to legal language when it is used across linguistic, national, socio-political, cultural, and legal systems? In what way is generic integrity of legal documents maintained in multilingual and multicultural legal contexts? What happens when the same rule of law is applied across legal systems? By bringing together scholars and practitioners from more than ten countries, representing various jurisdictions, languages, and socio-political backgrounds, this book addresses these key issues arising from the differences in legal or sociocultural systems. The discussions are based not only on the analysis of the legal texts alone, but also on the factors shaping such constructions and interpretations. Given the increasing international need for accurate and authoritative translation and use of legal documents, this important volume has considerable contemporary relevance in a globalized economy. It will appeal to discourse analysts, commercial consultants, legal trainers, translators, and applied researchers in professional communication, especially in the field of legal writing and languages for specific 0aLaw --Language ;Cross-cultural studies. Arbitration and award ; Cross-cultural studies.  a<a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/4FRV/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=idmk">e-book</a>