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The dynamics of terms in specialized communication: An interdisciplinary perspectiveEdited by Rita Temmerman and Marc Van Campenhoudt
[Terminology 17:1] 2011
► pp. 74–93
Edited by Rita Temmerman and Marc Van Campenhoudt
[Terminology 17:1] 2011
► pp. 74–93
The slow dynamics of legal language
Festina lente?
In this article, the dynamics of legal language is analyzed from the perspective of a lawyer The focus will therefore be, not on the linguistic mechanisms of change, but on the reasons that can explain why, on the one hand, legal language, and more particularly, legal terminology has a tendency to remain unaltered, and why, on the other hand, legal language does change, albeit in a very slow way
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