UTJECAJ REFORME PRAVNOG ENGLESKOG NA STRUKTURU GLAGOLSKE SINTAGME U JEZIKU BRITANSKIH PRAVNIH PROPISA THE REFORM OF LEGAL ENGLISH AND ITS IMPACT ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE VERB PHRASE IN THE LANGUAGE OF BRITISH LEGAL ACTS
Journal Title: Zbornik radova Islamskog pedagoškog fakulteta u Zenici / Proceedings of the Islamic Pedagogical Faculty in Zenica - Year 2014, Vol 12, Issue 12
Abstract
Legal English is known as a complex language system characterized by the use of formal terminology, complex syntax and a complicated style of writing. However, over the last 40 years legal English has been undergoing reforms which were initiated by the proponents of the Plain English Campaign. The main goal of this movement has been to simplify legal language, in particular the language of legal acts, for the purpose of making it equally comprehensible to both legal experts and ordinary citizens. This paper gives a brief overview of the most significant reforms that have taken place in the sphere of verb phrase focusing on the „deletion“ of the modal shall and the reduction of passive sentences, which are nowadays considered widely recognized rules in the drafting of not only British but also legal acts of all the English-speaking jurisdictions.
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Melisa Okičić
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