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COMPARATIVE LEGAL LINGUISTICS

COMPARATIVE LEGAL LINGUISTICS. INTRODUCTION. Lecturer. Prof.dr.sc. Lelija Sočanac Office hours: Monday 16.30 – 17.30 h, Gundulićeva 10, Room 5 E-mail: lelijasocanac@yahoo.com lelija.socanac@pravo.hr. LITERATURE.

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COMPARATIVE LEGAL LINGUISTICS

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  1. COMPARATIVE LEGAL LINGUISTICS INTRODUCTION

  2. Lecturer • Prof.dr.sc. Lelija Sočanac • Office hours: Monday 16.30 – 17.30 h, Gundulićeva 10, Room 5 • E-mail: lelijasocanac@yahoo.com • lelija.socanac@pravo.hr

  3. LITERATURE • Mattila, Heikki E.S., Comparative Legal Linguistics .- Burlington: Ashgate, 2006

  4. ADDITIONAL READING • Bhatia, Vijay K. et al. (eds.), MultilingualandMulticulturalContextsofLegislation : anInternationalPerspective.- Peter Lang, 2003. • Bhatia et al. (eds), Legal DiscourseinMultilingualandMulticulturalContexts .- Peter Lang, 2003 • Bhatia, F (ed.), Vaguenessin Normative Texts .- Peter Lang, 2005 • Eades, Diana, Sociolinguisticsandthe legal process. Multilingualmatters, 2010. • Extra, Guus; Gorter, Durk, Multilingual Europe: Factsandpolicies. Mouton de Gruyter, 2008. • Gotti, Maurizio, Giannoni D. (eds.) New TrendsinSpecializedDiscourseAnalysis.- Peter Lang, 2006 • Kniffka, Hannes. Workinginlanguageandlaw : A German perspective. PalgraveMacmillan, 2007. • Olsson, John, ForensicLinguistics.- London: Continuum, 2008. • Olsson, John, Word Crime: Solvingcrimethroughforensiclinguistics. London : Continuum, 2009. • Shuy, Roger W. LinguisticsintheCourtroom: a practicalguide. OxfordUniversityPress, 2006. • Shuy, Roger W., Fightingoverwords: Languageand civil lawcases.OxfordUniversityPress, 2008. • Shuy, Roger W. Thelanguageofdefamationcases. OxfordUniversityPress, 2010. • Shuy, Roger W. Thelanguageofperjurycases.- OxfordUniversityPress, 2011. • Šarčević, Susan, New Approache to Legal Translation. KluwerLawInternational 2000. • Wagner, Anne; Cacciaguidi-Fahy (eds.) Legal LanguageandtheSearch for Clarity.- Peter Lang, 2006

  5. TIMETABLE Monday 14.00-15.30 • 6 Oct.: Introduction • 13 Oct: Introduction to language and linguistics • 20 Oct: Phonetics/phonology; Morphology; Syntax • 27 Oct. Semantics; Pragmatics; Discourse • 3 Nov. Introduction to legal linguistics • 17 Nov. Characteristics and Functions of Legal Language • 24 Nov. Legal Terminology and Legal Translation • 1 Dec. The Heritage of Legal Latin • 8 Dec. Legal French • 15 Dec. Legal German • 22 Dec. Legal English

  6. TIMETABLE Monday 14.00-15.30 • 12 Jan. Changes in Legal-linguistic Dominance in the International Arena • 19 Varia • 26 Varia

  7. Assesment • One semester: 60 points • Attendance: 30 points (+10 for active participation) • Seminar paper: 10 points (+5 for excellence) • Presentation: 10 points (+5 for excellence) • Written exam: 15 points • Oral exam: 15 points

  8. Suggested topics • Legal languages • Legal terminology • Legal translation • Characteristicsof legal discourse • Legal linguisticsandthesearch for clarity • Languageinthecourtroom • Forensiclinguistics • Languagelegislation • Linguistic human rights • Languagepolicyandplanning: officiallanguages, minoritylanguages

  9. PREPARING YOUR PAPER • 1. Collect as much material as you can • 2. Organize your materials • 3. Structure your paper: • 1. Introduction • 2. Elaboration • 3. Conclusion • References

  10. STRUCTURE • Name • TITLE • Abstract • (A short summary of what you are going to write about) • 1. Introduction. 1.1. Definition 1.2. Historical Background/ or Theoretical Background 1.3. Methodology • 2. The main argument • 3. Conclusion • References: • Oakland, John (2000), British Civilization : an Introduction .- 4th ed .- London; New York : Routledge. • SUMMARY

  11. Quoting • “In the modern sense, legal linguistics is a discipline that has only recently become established. However, legal language has aroused interest for thousands of years, from various angles” (Mattila 2006: 6) • Mattila, Heikki E.S. (2006), Comparative Legal Linguistics .- Burlington: Ashgate.

  12. PARAGRAPHING • A paragraph: several sentences contained in the topic (or key) sentence • The topic sentence: usually the first one, contains the main idea or topic • The other sentences support it by adding further information or examples • A paragraph should link logically with previous and following paragraphs

  13. PAPERS: P-O-W-E-R • Produce (something worth saying) • Organize • Write • Edit • Refine

  14. PRESENTATION • 1. Think of your audience • 2. Structure your presentation: • a) Start by saying what you are going to talk about • b) focus on the most important points with good illustrative examples • c) sum up

  15. Structure: Beginning • Introduce yourself (Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is...I’m going to speak to you today about...) • Make an impact – say something that will make the audience want to listen to you • Give a preview of the argument you are going to present

  16. Structure: Middle • Divide speech into a few manageable points (‘I’m going to make a couple of points today. Briefly, these are...’ • Place them in a logical order • Demonstrate how each point contributes to the main theme of the presentation

  17. End • Indicate that you have reached the end of your presentation (And finally...; In conclusion...) • Summarise the key points of your presentation (‘By way of summary...’) • End with a clear, decisive statement (‘The most important effect of all this is...’)

  18. Structure • 1) Beginning: start by saying what you are going to talk about (“Tell them what you’re going to tell them”) • 2) Middle: most important points with good illustrative examples (“Tell them”) • 3) End: sum up (“Tell them again what you’ve told them”) • 4) Invite questions

  19. Points to remember • 1. Check and practise the pronunciation of difficult words • 2. Pay attention to your intonation • 3. If possible, do not read (using notes is preferable to reading a full text) • 4. Use visual aids, or write on the blackboard to stress your point • 5. Don’t forget about your TIMING!!! (10 minutes)

  20. Checklist: Preparation • Consider your audience: • What are they interested in? • What do they need to know? • What is the best way of presenting it?

  21. Ppt • Check the equipment • DO NOT put too much text on a slide (no more than 6 lines) • Text large enough for everyone to see • Be careful about background colours and pictures

  22. Throughout: • Project your voice so that everyone can hear you • Maintain eye contact with your audience • Use visual aids to illustrate your points • Use simple and clear language • Eliminate anything not essential to the points you are making

  23. Team presentations • Choose who will lead the presentation • Divide your topics • Rehearse how each person will hand over to the next • Identify what each person will be doing while another is speaking

  24. PRESENTATIONS: KISS • Keep • It • Short and • Simple

  25. A few quotations… • Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the posible exception of wrestling alligators. (Olin Miller) • It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good spontaneus speech. (Mark Twain)

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