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

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Maurizio Gotti Giulia Adriana Pennisi

A linguistic Insight into Legislative Drafting

Tradition and Change in the UK Legislation

Maurizio Gotti, Giulia Adriana Pennisi

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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
22 January 2024

Semantics; Lexicography; Legislation

Series: Linguistic Insights

The main assumption proposed in this book is that legislative drafting represents an example of professional discourse, where the propositions of specialized information is translated into meanings, and such meanings are given as input to the rules and strategies of grammatical formulation. A relevant question for our understanding of modern legislative process is related to the effects of ‘context’ at different levels, within which legislative process takes place. By looking at those levels, the analysis conducted in the book demonstrates that it becomes possible to reach a deeper understanding of the professional groups taking part in the process, better assess the lexico-grammatical and textual features of its final product (i.e., normative texts), and suggest alternative linguistic and textual strategies aimed at making texts more accessible to potential readers and/or intended users.

By: Giulia Adriana Pennisi
Series edited by: Maurizio Gotti
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: New edition
Volume: 302
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 493g
ISBN: 9783034347006
ISBN 10: 3034347006
Series: Linguistic Insights
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 22 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements — Introduction — Law and language — Professional discourse and legislation — The UK Parliament — Legislative drafting process — Improving legal communication — Conclusions — References — Appendix — Index

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.