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IJLLD 8.1

IJLLD 8.1

| September 2, 2020

IJLLD Volume 8.1 (2019) (Frontsmatter) Robert J. Dickey. Ethical Publication at the Nexus of Law, Language and Discourse … 5 Simon Mlundi. Informal Instant Translation in the Tanzanian Courts: Law Professionals’ Perceptions on the Efficacy of English versus Kiswahili in Adjudication of Justice … 25 Ed Conduit. The Sexism of Transitive Verbs in Legal Process […]

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8.1 Cameron

| September 2, 2020

Phil Cameron. (2019). The Language of Cyberattacks. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 8(1), 79-94. Abstract: This essay is a post-structuralist analysis of legal systems and terminology used in government-based high technology activities. In the pandemic contact tracing post 9-11 era of high technology global security, there is no single determinate structure for the […]

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8.1 EL-Sakran

| September 2, 2020

Tharwat M. EL-Sakran. (2019). Lawyers’ Perceptions of Forensic Linguistic Evidence in Arab Countries: A Call for Collaboration. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 8(1), 60-78. Abstract: Although forensic linguists (FLs) are being increasingly used in various Western countries, the concept of lawyers in the Arab world hiring a FL has not found its way […]

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8.1 Conduit

| September 2, 2020

Ed Conduit. (2019). The Sexism of Transitive Verbs in Legal Process. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 8(1), 46-59. Abstract: The use of grammatical transitivity by the criminal law is considered. This question is discussed: is it appropriate for courts to use a discourse in which unthinking men do actions that cause harm to […]

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8.1 Mlundi

| September 2, 2020

Simon Mlundi. (2019). Informal Instant Translation in the Tanzanian Courts: Law Professionals’ Perceptions on the Efficacy of English versus Kiswahili in Adjudication of Justice. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 8(1), 25-45. Abstract: It is widely known that language plays a fundamental role in the administration of justice. Court languages in Tanzania are Kiswahili […]

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8.1 Dickey

| September 2, 2020

Robert J. Dickey. (2019). Ethical Publication at the Nexus of Law, Language and Discourse. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 8(1), 5-24. Abstract: The research area for law, language and discourse, an academic field with few dedicated scholarly journals (each interpreting the field differently) is overviewed. Ethical practices in research article publication, and the […]

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IJLLD 2.3

IJLLD 2.3

| August 11, 2020

IJLLD Volume 2.3 (2012) (Frontsmatter) Terry Royce. The Analysis of Police Crisis Negotiations: Important Interactional Features … 1-24 Vadim Verenich. The Semiotic Model of Legal Reasoning … 25-58 Fabrizio Macagno and Douglas Walton. Character Attacks as Complex Strategies of Legal Argumentation … 59-117 Tammy Gales. Review — Patterns of Linguistic Variation in American Legal English: […]

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2.3 Gales

| August 11, 2020

Tammy Gales. (2012). Review — Patterns of Linguistic Variation in American Legal English: A corpus-based study. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(3), 118-128. Abstract: Stanislaw Goźdź-Roszkowski’s Patterns of Linguistic Variation in American Legal English: A Corpus-based Study is one of the newest volumes (22) in the Łódź Studies in Language series, edited by […]

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2.3 Macagno & Walton

| August 11, 2020

Fabrizio Macagno and Douglas Walton. (2012). Character Attacks as Complex Strategies of Legal Argumentation. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(3), 59-117. Abstract: In this paper we analyze leading criminal cases taken from the Supreme Court of the United States, in which ad hominem arguments played a crucial role. We show that although such […]

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2.3 Verenich

| August 11, 2020

Vadim Verenich. (2012). The Semiotic Model of Legal Reasoning. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(3), 25-58. Abstract: The scope of this paper is the analysis of semiotic models of legal argumentation and legal discourse. The paper explores how different semiotic models of legal reasoning underscore our appreciation for legal reasoning. The analysis of […]

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