Art for Art's Sake? or Peculiarities of Coordination in Legal English

• Authors: Bazlik M.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper deals with the frequent occurrence of coordinated structures in legal English, of a more-or-less synonymic nature. Although these constructions may be felt as redundant, they function as stylistic markers and contribute to making the meaning more precise. The examined structures are classified according to their grammatical make-up and their functions. They are tested for the possibilities of reversal, modification, or grammatical change, which are practically non-existent. As this phenomenon is a specific feature of English legal language, it is not necessary for a translator, e.g. into Slovak, to translate each of the coordinated items.

Keywords

EN

COORDINATED STRUCTURES; LEGAL ENGLISH; PECULIARITIES

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Linguistica Pragensia
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 91-101
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Bazlik M.

• M. Bazlik, redakce casopisu Linguistica Pragensia, Ustav pro jazyk cesky AV CR, v.v.i., Letenska 4, 118 51 Praha 1, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08CZAAAA04198167