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Volume 4, Numéro 1, Pages 438-447
2016-01-04

Functions Of Legal Language



Authors : Ammar Boukrika .

Abstract

Legal language is one of the most well-known languages for special purposes. It is the vehicle of a social science: law. It has been notorious for its being ‘complex’ and ‘pompous’ as Melinkoff (1963) describes it. Like other languages, legal language serves as a medium of communication. However, most of the communication achieved through legal language usually takes place in legal settings only. Moreover, legal language is singularized for its being the sole language being able to perform some particular functions. The present paper aims to shed light on the different functions performed by legal language, giving examples from different legal cultures and laws to explain each function. The paper scrutinises five different functions of legal language, namely its serving as a means of legal communication, its role in achieving justice, how and why it preserves the linguistic and cultural heritage of nations, singularizes legal thinking, and strengthens the lawyers’ team spirit

Keywords

legal language, functions, legal communication, normative language, legal order

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