The legal language of Scottish burghs standardization and lexical bundles (1380-1560)
This study offers a unique combination of two methodological frameworks: a rigorous corpus-driven data analysis, and a pragmaphilological, context-sensitive qualitative interpretation of the findings. Providing the reader with a rich socio-historical background of legal discourse in medieval and ear...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2013, 2013
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| Series: | Oxford studies in language and law / Oxford studies in language and law
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This study offers a unique combination of two methodological frameworks: a rigorous corpus-driven data analysis, and a pragmaphilological, context-sensitive qualitative interpretation of the findings. Providing the reader with a rich socio-historical background of legal discourse in medieval and early modern Scottish burghs, this monograph traces the links between orality, literacy, and law, which are reflected in discourse features and linguistic standardization of legal and administrative texts |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780199345939 |