How plain is legal English in statutes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20474462 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Л А Борисова (Voronezh State University, corresponding author), Lidia Borisova |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 141-152 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-3922 • E-ISSN: 2350-420X |
| Publisher | Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts (PUBLISHER • SI) |
| DOI | 10.4312/linguistica.53.2.141-152 |
| OpenAlex | W2127859405 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article analyzes whether Plain English Campaign has influenced the language of British statutes. The author enumerates some requirements plain English in legislation should satisfy and compares to what extent, if any, the drafters of legislative texts have managed to satisfy these requirements. Special attention is paid to the mostcriticized features of statutes such as archaic words and the modal shall. Some other aspects analyzed in the article are the use of Voice, Tenses, syntax and organization of British statutes. The author provides examples illustrating the points stated, outlines a perspective for further research and comments on some difficulties Plain English Campaign may face in the UK as far as the legislative texts are concerned
Legislation · Legislative intent · Legislature · Linguistics · Perspective (graphical) · Plain English · Plain language · Political science · Statute · Statutory law · Syntax · Artificial Intelligence · Comparative and International Law Studies · Computer Science · Law · Law, logistics, and international trade · Legal Language and Interpretation · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |