Chinese Language in Law: Code Red

by Deborah Cao

Overview

The book explores some of the intricacies, dilemmas, and idiosyncrasies of the Chinese language used in the legal context, analyzing linguistic matters in both monolingual Chinese context and cross-linguistically when Chinese and English are compared. It investigates the linguistic and cultural landscape through an examination of a number of keywords and linguistic usage associated with Chinese law. It is suggested that to understand Chinese society and law, we need to understand the rich and idiosyncratic Chinese language and cultural traditions and the legal and political context and subtext, and also to be cognizant of the tension and interaction between legal norms and cultural and linguistic values in their legal realization in the changing Chinese society. The book is a collection of the author’s interpretation of Chinese law from a linguistic and cultural perspective, both as a user and interpreter of this ancient and changing language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498503969
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	11/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	392 KB

About the Author

Deborah Cao is professor at Griffith University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Linguistic Dimensions in Chinese Law: Problems and Perspectives
Chapter 2: Keywords of Law
Chapter 3: Doing Justice Linguistically
Chapter 4: Yuan: Injustice as a Keyword
Chapter 5: Linguistic and Cultural Meanings of Rights in Chinese
Chapter 6: Legal Speech Acts and Chinese Legislative Performatives
Chapter 7: Is the Chinese Legal Language More Ambiguous and Vague