Fighting over words
Shuy, Roger W.
Fighting over words language and civil law cases / [electronic resource] : Roger W. Shuy. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2008. - 1 online resource (vii, 246 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Civil law cases offer many examples of language being at the center of human conflict. Contract disputes, truth in advertising, product warning labels, plagiarism, etc. often boil down to a matter of language - its meaning and usage. This book analyzes 18 civil cases in which language framed the battleground.
9780199870165 (ebook) : No price
Law--Language.
Law--Interpretation and construction.
Civil law--Cases.
K213
340.14
Fighting over words language and civil law cases / [electronic resource] : Roger W. Shuy. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2008. - 1 online resource (vii, 246 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Civil law cases offer many examples of language being at the center of human conflict. Contract disputes, truth in advertising, product warning labels, plagiarism, etc. often boil down to a matter of language - its meaning and usage. This book analyzes 18 civil cases in which language framed the battleground.
9780199870165 (ebook) : No price
Law--Language.
Law--Interpretation and construction.
Civil law--Cases.
K213
340.14