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Le rôle des connecteurs argumentatifs dans le discours juridictionnel
The Role of Argumentative Connectors in Judicial Justification Discourse

Author(s): Anna Dolata-Zaród
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Translation Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: connectors; argumentation; discourse; text

Summary/Abstract: The intention of this article is to demonstrate argumentative connectors in language for specific purposes, on the basis of French legal language. Assuming that connectors comprise an integral part of every judicial decision structure, our intention is to demonstrate some characteristic features of adjudications given by French court of cassation. We will intend to show their role and function in this distinctive kind of text.

  • Issue Year: 66/2018
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 133-145
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: French