Teaching the Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Markers in Legal English

Discourse markers are endowed with a prominent textualfunction as they ensure discursive coherence and cohesion as well as with aninterpersonal function that guide the receptors of the legal spoken or writtentext towards the correct interpretation of the message. This paper illustrates,by relying on...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brașov. Series VII, Social sciences, law Social sciences, law, 2020-01, Vol.13 (2), p.329-338
Main Author: Matei, Mădălina Georgiana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
discourse markers
functional roles
Language
Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
legal english
Linguistics
professional communication
Professionals
Roles
Students
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Summary:Discourse markers are endowed with a prominent textualfunction as they ensure discursive coherence and cohesion as well as with aninterpersonal function that guide the receptors of the legal spoken or writtentext towards the correct interpretation of the message. This paper illustrates,by relying on a qualitative analysis of discourse markers in Legal English,several manners of efficiently teaching the pragmatic and functional roles ofdiscourse markers in legal English texts to Law students who study English asa foreign language in general and ESP in particular. The main aim is todevelop the students’ ability to detect, define, analyze and use discoursemarkers in written and spoken legal language.
ISSN:2066-7701
2066-771X
2971-9410
DOI:10.31926/but.ssl.2020.13.62.2.21