Study of a us opinion from the genre dimension and its application to legal translation
Article Sidebar
Published:
Oct 7, 2016
Keywords:
Legal English, Opinion, Legal translation, U.S. Supreme Court.
Main Article Content
Abstract
The study of the text genre is undoubtedly very relevant for the work of translators in general (Swales, 1990; Bhatia, 1993; Borja, 2000; Munday, 2004; Alcaraz, Campos and Miguélez, 2001). Thus, it is certainly essential when we are within a specialized area, such as the legal area. Our purpose here is to briefly analyse a legal genre, a US opinion, from the genre perspective. The analysis referred to will reveal interesting asymmetries between the two abovementioned types of document and will also provide an attractive insight into the mentioned American genre. The conclusions of the study may be of assistance for legal translators in general and for those working with judicial texts, amongst others.
Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Article Details
How to Cite
VEGARA FABREGAT, L. (2016). Study of a us opinion from the genre dimension and its application to legal translation. Hikma, 15, 95–116. https://doi.org/10.21071/hikma.v15i.10510
Issue
Section
Articles
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).