Le participe présent et son rôle dans le langage juridique en confrontation avec l’italien
Present Participle and its Role in Legal Language in Comparison with Italian
Author(s): Zuzanna HonováSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: present participle; attribute; detached present participle; absolute construction; legal language
Summary/Abstract: This article aims at showing the role of present participle in legal texts, specifically in legislative discourse. It examines the functions of present participle in French judgements, in comparison with their parallel versions written in Italian. The purpose of the article is to explain why this verbal form is so frequently used in French and Italian legal texts.
Journal: Roczniki Humanistyczne
- Issue Year: 62/2014
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 111-121
- Page Count: 11
- Language: French