Anniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary

Anniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary
Author: John T. Lynch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2005-04-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521848442

A collection of original essays celebrating the 250th anniversary of the publication of the Dictionary.

Legal Lexicography

Legal Lexicography
Author: Máirtín Mac Aodha
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1317106172

Legal lexicography or jurilexicography is the most neglected aspect of the discipline of jurilinguistics, despite its great relevance for translators, academics and comparative lawyers. This volume seeks to bridge this gap in legal literature by bringing together contributions from ten jurisdictions from leading experts in the field. The work addresses aspects of legal lexicography, both monolingual and bilingual, in its various manifestations in both civilian and common law systems. It thus compares epistemic approaches in a subject that is inextricably bound up with specific legal systems and specific languages. Topics covered include the history of French legal lexicography, ordinary language as defined by the courts, the use of law dictionaries by the judiciary, legal lexicography and translation, and a proposed multilingual dictionary for the EU citizen. While the majority of contributions are in English, the volume includes three written in French. The collection will be a valuable resource for both scholars and practitioners engaging with language in the mechanism of the law.

Identity and Agency in England, 1500–1800

Identity and Agency in England, 1500–1800
Author: J. Barry
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2004-11-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230523102

This collection of essays is arranged around the central issue raised by a raft of new empirical research - the relationship between social identity, or the 'vision of the self', and the ways in which this can explain historical agency. If identities in early modern society were multiple, complex, and dependent on context, rather than homogenous, consistent, or easily determined, then it is difficult to make simple causal links to behaviour. This collection aims to make innovative new research on the structures of English society available to the wider scholarly audience. The essays use a number of detailed contextual case studies to explore the twin themes of the nature of identities in early modern society, and their role in influencing historical agency. They examine the variety of identities available to individuals in early modern England, and the ways in which these were invoked and employed.

Legal Lexicography

Legal Lexicography
Author: Dr Máirtín Mac Aodha
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2014-12-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1472407199

Legal lexicography or jurilexicography is the most neglected aspect of the discipline of jurilinguistics, despite its great relevance for translators, academics and comparative lawyers. This volume seeks to bridge this gap in legal literature by bringing together contributions from ten jurisdictions from leading experts in the field. The work addresses aspects of legal lexicography, both monolingual and bilingual, in its various manifestations in both civilian and common law systems. It thus compares epistemic approaches in a subject that is inextricably bound up with specific legal systems and specific languages. Topics covered include the history of French legal lexicography, ordinary language as defined by the courts, the use of law dictionaries by the judiciary, legal lexicography and translation, and a proposed multilingual dictionary for the EU citizen. While the majority of contributions are in English, the volume includes three written in French. The collection will be a valuable resource for both scholars and practitioners engaging with language in the mechanism of the law.