Naslov
Historical Development of English for Legal Purposes
(Historical development of English for Legal Purposes)

Autori
Javornik Čubrić, Marijana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, znanstveni

Skup
26th Annual International HUPE Conference

Mjesto i datum
Poreč, Hrvatska, 20.04.2018. - 22.04.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
English for Legal Purposes (ELP), French loans, Latin, Plain English for Law movement

Sažetak
The lecture attempts to provide a brief outline of the historical development of English for Legal Purposes, particularly from the point of view of some important influences of other languages, mainly Latin and French. English language for Legal Purposes is, among other things, characterised by numerous borrowings from other languages and it is therefore important to study its historical development and trace the origins of the words and phrases that are commonly used today. From the ninth century until the twelfth, words were mainly borrowed from Scandinavian languages. However, language of common law was constructed after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The written language of the law after the Conquest was Latin, as in most of Europe, but French became the language of the law courts in England, and French loans were concerned with law and administration. Thus for more than 300 years the English legal profession was trilingual, as Latin was used for legal records, English for hearing witnesses and French for oral pleadings. The traces of that period which are still present in modern English for Legal Purposes are explored in the talk, as a better insight into the historical development of English for Legal Purposes also enables a better understanding of the ways in which it is still changing today.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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