The Methods of Expressing Obligation in English, Hungarian, and Polish Statutory Instruments
The Methods of Expressing Obligation in English, Hungarian, and Polish Statutory Instruments
Author(s): Karolina Kaczmarek, ALEKSANDRA MATULEWSKA, Przemysław WiatrowskiSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Semantics, Comparative Linguistics, Finno-Ugrian studies, Western Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: deontic modality; obligation; legal language; English; Hungarian; Polish;
Summary/Abstract: The authors analyze the structure of imperative clauses in English, Hungarian, and Polish statutory instruments, including the EU ones. The emphasis is put on the exponents of modal meanings used in the above-mentioned three languages. The clauses are analyzed from a semantic and syntactic perspective. Grammatical and lexical exponents of deontic modality in English, Hungarian, and Polish are compared. The semantic components constituting modally marked utterances are described.
Journal: Studia Slavica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 61/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-30
- Page Count: 30
- Language: English
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