Legal Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23668685 |
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| Authors | Stanisław Goźdź-Roszkowski (0000-0002-4323-8647, corresponding author), Stanisław Goźdź‐Roszkowski |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0678 |
| OpenAlex | W4205388758 |
| ISBN | 9781405198431 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
It is generally acknowledged that law does not exist without language. Legal rules and regulations are coded in language. Legal concepts and legal processes are accessible only through language. If a legal text is criticized for being abstruse and incomprehensible to the general public, the problem most probably lies with the language.
Legal profession · Legal realism · Legal research · Linguistics · Political science · Computer Science · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Legal Language and Interpretation · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices
| Highly cited | No |
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