Fighting over words [electronic resource] : language and civil law cases /
by Shuy, Roger W.
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BookPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2008Description: 1 online resource (vii, 246 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199870165 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Law -- Language | Law -- Interpretation and construction | Civil law -- CasesOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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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