Language Planning in the Area of Legal English – Bc. David Krejčí
Bc. David Krejčí
Bachelor's thesis
Language Planning in the Area of Legal English
Language Planning in the Area of Legal English
Abstract:
Cílem této práce je analyzovat právní angličtinu z hlediska jazykového plánování. Přesné vyjádření autorova zamýšleného sdělení je v právní angličtině zásadní. Jazyk právních dokumentů je odráží jejich specifickou funkci a není libovolný. Tím pádem jsou právní dokumenty mnohem více plánované než texty jiného druhu. Právní angličtina navíc v minulosti soupeřila s jinými právními jazyky a v důsledku …moreAbstract:
The aim of this thesis is to analyse legal English from the perspective of language planning. In legal English, expressing precisely the message intended by the author is crucial. The language of legal documents reflects their specific function and is not arbitrary. Therefore, legal texts are significantly more planned than texts of any other kind. Moreover, in its past, legal English competed with …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 15. 5. 2017
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/gj756/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 13. 6. 2017
- Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Dominika Kováčová
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakultaMasaryk University
Faculty of ArtsBachelor programme / field:
Philology / English Language and Literature
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