Edited by Laura Mori
[Studies in Corpus Linguistics 86] 2018
► pp. 94–119
Finnish is a non-Indo-European language with strong purist traditions. The comparison of the language of EU directives with that of the measures of national implementation has shown that the influence of English-language versions of EU directives on Finnish-language ones is limited. Only some rare lexical borrowings and indirect influence of the structure and style of English on the Finnish-language versions were found. Many of the features of the legal language appear alike in the directives and national legislation. Still, the writers of the directives and the writers of Finnish legislation often make different choices. The root of these differences is probably interference from the English-language versions. The claim that a Finnish Eurolect does exist still has merit.
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