A Linguistic Analysis of Some Problems of Arabic-English Translation of Legal Texts, with Special Reference to Contracts

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4438-8080-0
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten

Legal language differs from ordinary language, not just in vocabulary, but also in its morphology, syntax, semantics and other linguistic features.
This book explores the differences in such features, in addition to investigating the description, development, distinctive features, characteristics, difficulties and problems of drafting legal English and Arabic texts within their respective legal contexts.
Particular attention is given throughout to the characteristic features of legal language that usually tend to be ignored in academic analysis. As such, the book will be of interest to both lawyers and linguists, and will help foster a greater understanding of the features of legal language and how inaccuracies can be avoided.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Masry Zidan, Ahmad Abdelmoneim Youssef

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fachsprachen
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Ahmad Abdelmoneim Youssef Masry Zidan is a Professor of Legal Drafting and Translation. He has organised more than five hundred workshops in a number of academic institutions, both locally and internationally.