Tradition and change in legal English [electronic resource] : verbal constructions in prescriptive texts / Christopher Williams.
Series: Linguistic insights ; v. 20Publication details: Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, c2007.Edition: 2nd rev. edDescription: 216 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 340/.14 22
- K213 .W55 2007eb
Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Strathmore University (Main Library) Online Resource | Link to resource | Not for loan |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-209) and index.
Legal language and prescriptive legal texts -- The linguistic and pragmatic functions of prescriptive legal texts -- Tense, aspect and modality in prescriptive legal texts in English -- The 'world data' corpus -- Verbal constructions in prescriptive legal texts -- The future of legal texts in English and possible effects on verbal constructions.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
There are no comments on this title.