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It is hereby performed-- : explorations in legal speech acts /

This book deals with speech acts, especially performatives, that are regarded as 'operative' in legal discourse. After a detailed exposition of speech act theory in relation to legislative texts, the author discusses the legal document as a communicative act; potential speech acts and dele...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kurzon, Dennis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1986.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; VII:6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book deals with speech acts, especially performatives, that are regarded as 'operative' in legal discourse. After a detailed exposition of speech act theory in relation to legislative texts, the author discusses the legal document as a communicative act; potential speech acts and delegated legislation; wills, the marriage ceremony and statutes as reversible performatives; and the distinction between the deictic function of this and the anaphoric function of that in legal documents. The final chapter is concerned with another text type, case reports, and addresses the questio.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 81 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-81).
ISBN:9789027279293
9027279292
ISSN:0166-6258 ;