Metaphor in legal discourse /
This book explores different aspects of metaphoricity in legal discourse, from court proceedings and written institutionalized texts to judges' argumentation and in spoken records, among others. It brings together linguists and law professionals from six different countries to investigate metap...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
[2022].
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| Summary: | This book explores different aspects of metaphoricity in legal discourse, from court proceedings and written institutionalized texts to judges' argumentation and in spoken records, among others. It brings together linguists and law professionals from six different countries to investigate metaphor as a conceptual phenomenon accessible through language and, more specifically, through actual linguistic contexts of use. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 244 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1527578496 9781527578494 |