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list price: $62.00
edition:Hardcover
category: Language Arts & Disciplines
published: Jan 1989
ISBN:9780774803243
publisher:
UBC Press
Description
In this work, Frederick Bowers applies modern linguistic theory to an analysis of legislative expression as found in contemporary statutes in Canada and other jurisdictions in the British tradition, including the United States. This is the first book-length study to describe statutory language in a formal, explicit, and comprehensive way. Its theme is that legislative language is not a separate, private language, as many critics argue, but a particular application of language in general.
Contributor Notes
Frederick Bowers is an associate professor in the English department at the University of British Columbia.
Editorial Reviews
Notable for the way it combines an eclectic and readable approach to linguistic theory with a unique perspective on statutory expression.
— UBC Law Review
A fascinating introduction to linguistic theory, which he applies to the law of statutory interpretation, and the practices of drafters ... deserves an audience from the legal profession, because of its original perspective, important themes and practical advice on drafting.
— The Advocate
Bower's book is an invitation to lawyers to come out of the world of cases and precedent and bring linguistic analysis to bear on legislation ... Its value rests not merely in its specific recommendations, but also in its elevation of the debate about legislative expression. Discussions about the proper wording of legislation are too often uninformed or take place on the purely intuitive basis of what 'sounds right'. Linguistic Aspects of Legislative Expression adds a substantial new plank to the legislative drafter's sounding board.
— Ottawa Law Review
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