There are differences between legal English and general English.Legal English relates to the legal profession.Law needs to maintain the impression of seriousness,standardization,accuracy and objectiveness,and as a res...There are differences between legal English and general English.Legal English relates to the legal profession.Law needs to maintain the impression of seriousness,standardization,accuracy and objectiveness,and as a result,legal English also has these characteristics.Compared to general everyday English,the application of legal English vocabulary requires consideration of these characteristics.In the translation of legal content,attention is also needed to be paid to the characteristics of forensic linguistics.Standardized legal terms are used in the translation of legal regulations and other content to keep the characteristics of faithfulness,accuracy,smoothness and consistency.In this paper,legal English vocabulary is discussed based on its characteristics,as well as the method of translation of legal content.For practical translation of legal English,translation methods include literal translation,free translation and addition and omission.These methods are briefly discussed in this paper.展开更多
Teaching legal English for law students in China is difficult.For one thing,many Chinese law students have trouble moreor less in learning English,because the English language is not their mother tongue.For another,le...Teaching legal English for law students in China is difficult.For one thing,many Chinese law students have trouble moreor less in learning English,because the English language is not their mother tongue.For another,legal English differs a great dealfrom everyday English in many respects,including terminology,phrasing,linguistic structure,and linguistic conventions,whichmakes legal English teaching for law students in China by far harder.To solve difficulties undermining teaching legal English forlaw students in China,the author of this paper holds that in his or her actual legal English teaching,the teacher should boost lawstudents basic English teaching,expose them to cases study of specialized legal English terminology and linguistic structures andconventions.展开更多
Under the background of the internationalization of legal services,the legal relationship is becoming more and more complex in the private international law area.The demand for international legal services for compoun...Under the background of the internationalization of legal services,the legal relationship is becoming more and more complex in the private international law area.The demand for international legal services for compound talents with foreign language as the core is expanding,while the number of transnational legal offices is increasing rapidly.It options a higher demand on the English level of talents involved in transnational legal affairs.This paper tends to analyze the importance of legal English from the perspective of globalization.展开更多
As any other legal language does,legal English features a wealth of complex legal concepts as well as plenty of highly and unique professional terms and complicated syntax.Proper translation of legal English texts int...As any other legal language does,legal English features a wealth of complex legal concepts as well as plenty of highly and unique professional terms and complicated syntax.Proper translation of legal English texts into legal Chinese ones will throw a great social and economic impact on the society.Accordingly "accuracy" has always been regarded as the primary principle of legal English translation.However,as legal English falls within the ambit common law system and legal Chinese within the civil law system,to obtain real accuracy or even the effect of "equivalence" still remains an ideal pursuit of legal English translation standard.Having probed into Skopostheorie,which "boasts itself of one of the deconstructive translation studies"〔1〕 and focuses on the target-text's function and practicability,the author of this article finds that as to legal English translation skopos theory,in terms of text typology,offers a reasonable elucidation for a couple of translation strategies adopted in the target text.展开更多
English for law is a type of English used in legal occasions. It is a branch of ESP(English for specific purposes). Englishfor law also could be called legal English. The aim of legal English is to achieve consistency...English for law is a type of English used in legal occasions. It is a branch of ESP(English for specific purposes). Englishfor law also could be called legal English. The aim of legal English is to achieve consistency, validity and completeness. However,in legal English ambiguity will inevitably occur. Ambiguity can have a valid place in legal writing. Legislation is often designed tobe ambiguous so that it will be flexible enough to cover unforeseen circumstances. However, using intentional ambiguity takes agreat deal of skill and care. Inappropriate unsophisticated use can backfire.展开更多
As China is becoming more open, the important role of law becomes continually prominent in national economic con?struction and foreign exchange. It has been an urgent task for the colleges to cultivate a batch of inte...As China is becoming more open, the important role of law becomes continually prominent in national economic con?struction and foreign exchange. It has been an urgent task for the colleges to cultivate a batch of international and inter-disciplin?ary talents proficient in both law and English. A case study in Guangxi Political Science and Law Institute is chosen.展开更多
The characteristics of authority and standard in Legal English decide the significance of the translation about legal English texts. This thesis presents the stylistic features of legal English. It is hoped that trans...The characteristics of authority and standard in Legal English decide the significance of the translation about legal English texts. This thesis presents the stylistic features of legal English. It is hoped that translators would be able to understand legal English accurately.展开更多
With the rapid development of society,most of countries around the world are all attaching importance to the construction of the rule of law.Many countries are drawing lessons from each others’excellent legal achieve...With the rapid development of society,most of countries around the world are all attaching importance to the construction of the rule of law.Many countries are drawing lessons from each others’excellent legal achievements.Legal translation is an important branch of translation field and is playing an increasingly essential part in legal changes.With the deepening of China’s rule of law,China’s construction of legal system has stepped into a new phase.A large number of excellent Chinese legal documents are being translated into English,and many laws of Britain and America also have been translated into Chinese.The globalization of law has been an irreversible tendency.With the vigorous development of legal translation,how to correctly translate foreign legal achievements into Chinese has become a very arduous task for translators.The research field of legal translation includes the study of vocabulary,discourse,sentence and so on.The quality of translation of English legal vocabulary is key to deciding the quality of the whole translation of the legal text.Guided by the Skopos theory,which is a well-known theory put forward by German School of translation,the author makes a preliminary study on the translation of English legal vocabulary.By using and analyzing example sentences,the author makes summary about five characteristics of English legal vocabulary:common English vocabulary expressing legal meanings,use of ancient English vocabulary,parallel use of synonyms,use of modal verbs,use of professional terms and legal jargon.On the premise of conforming to the Skopos theory,four strategies of translating English legal vocabulary are summarized by the author according to these characteristics of English legal vocabulary,which are respectively fuzzy processing of English legal vocabulary,giving play to translators’subjectivity,possessing consciousness of legal texts,correct use of domestication and foreignization.The author stresses the important role of translators’subjectivity in the translation of English legal vocabulary,the correct use of domestication and foreignization and lastly links characteristics of English legal vocabulary,the Skopos theory and strategies of translation of English legal vocabulary effectively.The study has the certain innovation and reference significance in improving the quality of legal translation.展开更多
With the development of economic globalization,legal English has been developing very fast as one kind of ESP.Compared with general English,legal English is a special language style,which is characterized by stability...With the development of economic globalization,legal English has been developing very fast as one kind of ESP.Compared with general English,legal English is a special language style,which is characterized by stability,oddities and exactness.The language used in legal document belongs to a special kind of legal English,and has its own language characters like other social dialects.The paper analyses the features of the language of legal document from lexical and syntactic level.展开更多
文摘There are differences between legal English and general English.Legal English relates to the legal profession.Law needs to maintain the impression of seriousness,standardization,accuracy and objectiveness,and as a result,legal English also has these characteristics.Compared to general everyday English,the application of legal English vocabulary requires consideration of these characteristics.In the translation of legal content,attention is also needed to be paid to the characteristics of forensic linguistics.Standardized legal terms are used in the translation of legal regulations and other content to keep the characteristics of faithfulness,accuracy,smoothness and consistency.In this paper,legal English vocabulary is discussed based on its characteristics,as well as the method of translation of legal content.For practical translation of legal English,translation methods include literal translation,free translation and addition and omission.These methods are briefly discussed in this paper.
文摘Teaching legal English for law students in China is difficult.For one thing,many Chinese law students have trouble moreor less in learning English,because the English language is not their mother tongue.For another,legal English differs a great dealfrom everyday English in many respects,including terminology,phrasing,linguistic structure,and linguistic conventions,whichmakes legal English teaching for law students in China by far harder.To solve difficulties undermining teaching legal English forlaw students in China,the author of this paper holds that in his or her actual legal English teaching,the teacher should boost lawstudents basic English teaching,expose them to cases study of specialized legal English terminology and linguistic structures andconventions.
文摘Under the background of the internationalization of legal services,the legal relationship is becoming more and more complex in the private international law area.The demand for international legal services for compound talents with foreign language as the core is expanding,while the number of transnational legal offices is increasing rapidly.It options a higher demand on the English level of talents involved in transnational legal affairs.This paper tends to analyze the importance of legal English from the perspective of globalization.
基金National Social Science Project (2013) of School of Foreign Languages of Southwest University of Political Science and Law : Comparative Studies on English Versions of Laws in the Qing Dynasty,Project Number: 13BYY030
文摘As any other legal language does,legal English features a wealth of complex legal concepts as well as plenty of highly and unique professional terms and complicated syntax.Proper translation of legal English texts into legal Chinese ones will throw a great social and economic impact on the society.Accordingly "accuracy" has always been regarded as the primary principle of legal English translation.However,as legal English falls within the ambit common law system and legal Chinese within the civil law system,to obtain real accuracy or even the effect of "equivalence" still remains an ideal pursuit of legal English translation standard.Having probed into Skopostheorie,which "boasts itself of one of the deconstructive translation studies"〔1〕 and focuses on the target-text's function and practicability,the author of this article finds that as to legal English translation skopos theory,in terms of text typology,offers a reasonable elucidation for a couple of translation strategies adopted in the target text.
文摘English for law is a type of English used in legal occasions. It is a branch of ESP(English for specific purposes). Englishfor law also could be called legal English. The aim of legal English is to achieve consistency, validity and completeness. However,in legal English ambiguity will inevitably occur. Ambiguity can have a valid place in legal writing. Legislation is often designed tobe ambiguous so that it will be flexible enough to cover unforeseen circumstances. However, using intentional ambiguity takes agreat deal of skill and care. Inappropriate unsophisticated use can backfire.
文摘As China is becoming more open, the important role of law becomes continually prominent in national economic con?struction and foreign exchange. It has been an urgent task for the colleges to cultivate a batch of international and inter-disciplin?ary talents proficient in both law and English. A case study in Guangxi Political Science and Law Institute is chosen.
文摘The characteristics of authority and standard in Legal English decide the significance of the translation about legal English texts. This thesis presents the stylistic features of legal English. It is hoped that translators would be able to understand legal English accurately.
文摘With the rapid development of society,most of countries around the world are all attaching importance to the construction of the rule of law.Many countries are drawing lessons from each others’excellent legal achievements.Legal translation is an important branch of translation field and is playing an increasingly essential part in legal changes.With the deepening of China’s rule of law,China’s construction of legal system has stepped into a new phase.A large number of excellent Chinese legal documents are being translated into English,and many laws of Britain and America also have been translated into Chinese.The globalization of law has been an irreversible tendency.With the vigorous development of legal translation,how to correctly translate foreign legal achievements into Chinese has become a very arduous task for translators.The research field of legal translation includes the study of vocabulary,discourse,sentence and so on.The quality of translation of English legal vocabulary is key to deciding the quality of the whole translation of the legal text.Guided by the Skopos theory,which is a well-known theory put forward by German School of translation,the author makes a preliminary study on the translation of English legal vocabulary.By using and analyzing example sentences,the author makes summary about five characteristics of English legal vocabulary:common English vocabulary expressing legal meanings,use of ancient English vocabulary,parallel use of synonyms,use of modal verbs,use of professional terms and legal jargon.On the premise of conforming to the Skopos theory,four strategies of translating English legal vocabulary are summarized by the author according to these characteristics of English legal vocabulary,which are respectively fuzzy processing of English legal vocabulary,giving play to translators’subjectivity,possessing consciousness of legal texts,correct use of domestication and foreignization.The author stresses the important role of translators’subjectivity in the translation of English legal vocabulary,the correct use of domestication and foreignization and lastly links characteristics of English legal vocabulary,the Skopos theory and strategies of translation of English legal vocabulary effectively.The study has the certain innovation and reference significance in improving the quality of legal translation.
文摘With the development of economic globalization,legal English has been developing very fast as one kind of ESP.Compared with general English,legal English is a special language style,which is characterized by stability,oddities and exactness.The language used in legal document belongs to a special kind of legal English,and has its own language characters like other social dialects.The paper analyses the features of the language of legal document from lexical and syntactic level.
