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Fighting over words [electronic resource] : language and civil law cases / Roger W. Shuy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 246 p.) : illISBN:
  • 9780199870165 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:
  • 340.14 22
LOC classification:
  • K213
Online resources: Summary: 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.
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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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