The nature of legal interpretation :  what jurists can learn about legal interpretation from linguistics and philosophy / 
Brian G. Slocum. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/> Previously issued in print: 2017. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Language shapes and reflects how we think about the world. It engages and intrigues us. Our everyday use of language is quite effortless - we are all experts on our native tongues. Despite this, issues of language and meaning have long flummoxed the judges on whom we depend for the interpretation of our most fundamental legal texts. Should a judge feel confident in defining common words in the texts without the aid of a linguist? How is the meaning communicated by the text determined? Should the communicative meaning of texts be decisive, or at least influential? To fully engage and probe these questions of interpretation, this volume draws upon a variety of experts from several fields, who collectively examine the interpretation of legal texts. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226445168  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--Language.<br/>Law--Interpretation and construction.<br/>Law--Language--Philosophy.<br/>Law.<br/>North America.<br/>Jurisprudence & general issues.<br/>Legal profession: general.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K487.L36  / N38 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>340.14