The pragmatic turn in law inference and interpretation in legal discourse

This collection of contributions from both linguists and lawyers brings a pragmatic perspective to the linguistic basis for legal meaning and for finding a norm by which to decide a case. That is, it turns from notions of linguistic meaning as residing in the text, as literal meaning waiting to be d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Giltrow, Janet (-), Stein, Dieter, 1946-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston ; Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton [2017]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Mouton Series in Pragmatics ; 18.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38251668*spi
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Sumario:This collection of contributions from both linguists and lawyers brings a pragmatic perspective to the linguistic basis for legal meaning and for finding a norm by which to decide a case. That is, it turns from notions of linguistic meaning as residing in the text, as literal meaning waiting to be dug out, to focus instead on how readers infer pragmatic meaning, and on the kinds of inferencing that characterise legal discourse.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781501504723
9781501504686