00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000009002 20200508204619 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 9789888052509 010-0520009002 eng 347 347/BHA/L Bhatia V. K. (Vijay Kumar. [Ed.] Candlin Christopher. Legal discourse across cultures and systems Hong Kong hongkong press 2007 xiii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/4FRV/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=idmk">e-book</a> What 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 Law --Language ;Cross-cultural studies. Arbitration and award ; Cross-cultural studies.