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Legal Translation Explained

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.08.2001

Herausgeber

Anthony Pym

Verlag

Taylor & Francis

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218

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24,6/17,4/1,2 cm

Gewicht

398 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-900650-46-5

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.08.2001

Herausgeber

Anthony Pym

Verlag

Taylor & Francis

Seitenzahl

218

Maße (L/B/H)

24,6/17,4/1,2 cm

Gewicht

398 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-900650-46-5

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Libri GmbH
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DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Foreword

    Acknowledgements

    1. Some Pointers to the Linguistics of Legal English

    1.1. Introduction: Legal English and the rise of English for professional purposes

    1.2. The aims of the book

    1.3. The leading features of legal English

    1.4. 'Legalese' and 'The Plain English Campaign'

    1.5. The classification of legal vocabulary

    1.6. Some leading features of the morphology and syntax of legal English

    2. Equivalence and Interpretation

    2.1. The question of equivalence in translation studies

    2.2. Judges and translators. Interpretation and construction. The elusiveness of meaning

    2.3. Vagueness in legal lexical units (I). Definition. Extension and intension

    2.4. Vagueness in legal lexical units (II). Denotation and connotation. Register

    2.5. Vagueness in legal lexical units (III). Polysemy. The important of context

    2.6. Vagueness in legal lexical units (IV). Homonymy

    2.7. Vagueness in legal lexical units (V). Synonyms, hyperonyms and hyponyms

    2.8. Vagueness in legal lexical units (VI). Antonyms

    2.9. Vagueness in legal lexical units (VII). False cognates or 'false friends'

    2.10. Figurative language: metaphors and buried metaphors

    2.11. Syntactic ambiguity

    3. Some Pointers to the English Legal System

    3.1. Introduction. The translator and the legal background

    3.2. The translator and the sources of English law

    (a) Common Law
    (b) Equity
    (c) Statute law

    3.3. The branches of English law. Jurisdiction and the court structure

    3.4. The English Criminal Courts

    3.5. The vocabulary of litigation

    3.6. Common terms in litigation

    3.7. The language of judges

    3.8. The terms used in favourable judicial decisions

    3.9. The terms used in unfavourable judicial decisions

    4. Civil and Criminal Proceedings. Administrative Tribunals

    4.1. Introduction

    4.2. Civil proceedings

    4.2.1 The new 'Civil procedure rules 1998'

    4.2.2 The overriding objective

    4.2.3 Unification of procedure

    4.2.4 Allocation to track

    4.3. Right of action: Some basic terms

    4.4. Criminal proceedings

    4.4.1 Arrest and charge

    4.4.2 Types of offences

    4.4.3 The trial

    5. Administrative, Industrial and Domestic Tribunals

    5. 1. Genres in the translation of legal English (I)

    5.1.1. Introduction. Legal genres in translation

    5.1.2. The macrostructure of legal genres. University degrees and diplomas

    5.1.3. Certificates

    5.1.4. Statutes

    5.1.5. Law reports

    5.1.6. Judgements

    5.1.7. Oral genres (I). The examination of witnesses at the public hearing

    5.1.8. Oral genres (II). Counsels' closing speeches to the jury, [jury summation]. Judge's summing-up and charge to the jury

    6. Genres in the translation of legal English (II)

    6.1. Contracts

    6.2. Deeds and indentures

    6.3. Insurance policies

    6.4. Last will and testament

    6.5. The power of attorney

    6.6. The professional article

    6.7. Legal English in popular fiction

    7. Practical Problems in Translation Explained (I)

    7.1. Translati