Metaphor in Legal Discourse

Metaphor in Legal Discourse
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781527578647
ISBN-13 : 152757864X
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Book Synopsis Metaphor in Legal Discourse by : Inesa Šeškauskienė

Download or read book Metaphor in Legal Discourse written by Inesa Šeškauskienė and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores different aspects of metaphoricity in legal discourse, from court proceedings and written institutionalised 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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