Legal terminology: On intelligibility and strategies for dissemination
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SYNAPS - A Journal of Professional Communication 29(2013)Abstract
The aim of the chapter is to study the concept of paraphrase developed by Simonnæs for describing textual
elements directed at non-experts in court decisions and intended to give insight into the legal argumentation of
the court. Following a discussion of the concept of paraphrase I will study two texts disseminating legal
concepts in different situations (Wikipedia article for general public, article from ministry aimed at children and
adolescents) and especially investigate, to what extent the paraphrase concept is applicable also for describing
dissemination strategies in such situations. In the conclusion, hypotheses for further investigation of knowledge
dissemination in the field of law are formulated.
Description
Cf. Also the other articles in section VI on courtroom discourse in Tiersma/Solan (2012).