Investigating English Legal Genres in Academic and Professional Contexts

Author:   Girolamo Tessuto
Publisher:   Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Edition:   Unabridged edition
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9781443842051


Pages:   315
Publication Date:   26 November 2012
Format:   Hardback
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This volume contributes to the latest studies in legal discourse studies by presenting a descriptive and interpretive analysis of English legal genres used in academic and professional writing contexts. The results of corpora-driven data are discussed through (meta)discourse, genre and other theoretical perspectives, and offer insights into the ways the writers' discursive practices and meanings shape their membership of the legal community and discipline. The volume attempts to show these ideas in systematic and clear language, and is designed for native and non-native readers whether involved in English applied linguistic research or disciplinary English writing instruction.

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Author:   Girolamo Tessuto
Publisher:   Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Imprint:   Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Edition:   Unabridged edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 21.20cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781443842051


ISBN 10:   1443842052
Pages:   315
Publication Date:   26 November 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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A very inspiring, insightful and comprehensive study of some of the most intriguing legal genres undertaken by a well-established specialist, both in law as well as language, which provides a rare experience for those interested in the intricacies of legal expression. - Vijay K. Bhatia, Emeritus Professor, City University of Hong Kong; President, Asia-Pacific LSP and Professional Communication Association'Investigating English Legal Genres in Academic and Professional Contexts is a welcome addition [...] first of all because of its reliance on corpus-based data and secondly because it provides reliable analyses of both ubiquitous but less often studied text types as well as ones that are studied more often. [....] This book provides important information based on analyses with much-debated but widely accepted methods for both native speakers and non-native speakers of English in the field of law. The author shows shrewd insight and an ability to identify relevant issues in this line f study in his choice of the three genres he analyses: case notes/briefs, which are not often studied probably because they are typical of the legal domain; abstracts to academic papers, which have attracted linguists' attention more often and have been thoroughly analysed, although not only those appearing in law journals and publications; and book reviews, which perhaps represent the middle ground as far as the volume of previous research goes. The book's overall approach builds on models from discourse analysis, genre analysis, rhetoric and linguistic pragmatics.'- Tarja Salmi-Tolonen, University of Turku


This book is extremely rich in new information on the three genres it describes: case notes, research abstracts and book reviews. The research questions are relevant, indicating that the writer is an experienced teacher of legal English. The analyses are based on corpora and conducted in meticulous detail. The analyses are substantiated by quantitative data and the text enlivened by tables and graphics. [...] A particularly welcome feature of the book is that the study is corpus-based. We need studies and analyses of real data to add to the body of knowledge to develop legal linguistics in order to study judicial and juridical language, as well as to teach future legal professionals and promote legal literacy. [...] Providing us with the findings of his competent and meticulous analyses, Girolamo Tessuto makes a valuable contribution to the body of knowledge we need to understand how language functions in legal academic and professional contexts. -Dr Tarja Salmi-Tolonen, LLD, Faculty of Law, University of Turku, Finland; Fachsprache, November 2014 A very inspiring, insightful and comprehensive study of some of the most intriguing legal genres undertaken by a well-established specialist, both in law as well as language, which provides a rare experience for those interested in the intricacies of legal expression. - Vijay K. Bhatia, Emeritus Professor, City University of Hong Kong; President, Asia-Pacific LSP and Professional Communication Association


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Girolamo Tessuto is an Associate Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the Faculty of Law, Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli, Italy.

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