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 time analyses reallife examples drawn from court cases fromdifferent parts ofthe world,illustrating the varieties ofEnglish used in the courtroom by speakersoccupying different roles addresses the challenges presented to our notions of law and regulation by online communication discusses the complex role of translation in bilingual and multilingual jurisdictions, including Hong Kong and Canada and provides readings from key scholars in the discipline, including Lawrence Solan, Peter Goodrich, Marianne Constable, David Mellinkoff, and Chris Heffer. With a wide range of activities throughout, this accessible textbook is essential reading for anyone studying language and law or forensic linguistics. SectionsA, B, and Cof this bookare freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons AttributionNon CommercialNo Derivatives 4.0 license available at .taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315436258

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