A linguistic Insight into Legislative Drafting: Tradition and Change in the UK Legislation

Pennisi, Giulia Adriana

ISBN 10: 3034347006 / ISBN 13: 9783034347006

Published by Peter Lang, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A linguistic Insight into Legislative Drafting: Tradition and Change in the UK Legislation
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3034347006
• ISBN 13: 9783034347006
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A relevant question in modern legislative process is related to the effects of ‘context’ at different levels, within which legislative process takes place. The analysis conducted in the book demonstrates that it becomes possible to suggest alternative linguistic and textual strategies aimed at making texts more accessible to intended users.

About the Author

Giulia A. Pennisi studied Political Science and International Relations at the University of Palermo where she works at the chair of English Language and Translation. She holds a M.A. in Comparative Literature, Michigan State University (USA). She is Associate Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), University of London, where she is responsible for the "Legislation and Language" project. Her research is focused on specialized languages with a particular attention to the lexico-grammatical and textual analysis of discourse genres within multilingual and multicultural contexts.