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<p> The main purpose of my paper is that of analyzing English legal discourse and legal texts belonging to different genres within the same subject field, in this case legal English, from the point of view of the variety of metaphors it consists of. Metaphor represents one among many other elements of legal discourse.</p>
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The main purpose of my paper is that of analyzing English legal discourse and legal texts belonging to different genres within the same subject field, in this case legal English, from the point of view of the variety of metaphors it consists of. Metaphor represents one among many other elements of legal discourse.

Types of Metaphors in The English Legal Discourse

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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The main purpose of my paper is that of analyzing English legal discourse and legal texts belonging to different genres within the same subject field, in this...

Types of Metaphors in The English Legal Discourse

Published Online: Feb 21, 2013

Page range: 366 - 372

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0032-9

Keywords
legal discourse, conceptual metaphor, texts

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Types of Metaphors in The English Legal Discourse

Published Online: Feb 21, 2013

Page range: 366 - 372

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10319-012-0032-9

Keywordslegal discourse, conceptual metaphor, texts

© 2012 by Versita

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
legal discourse, conceptual metaphor, texts