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<p>In legal interpretation, where does meaning come from? Law is made from language, yet law, unlike other language-related disciplines, has not so far experienced its "pragmatic turn" towards inference and the construction of meaning. This book investigates to what extent a pragmatically based view of l linguistic and legal interpretation can lead to new theoretical views for law and, in addition, to practical consequences in legal decision-making.<br>With its traditional emphasis on the letter

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Author
Giltrow, Janet (editor);Stein, Dieter (editor)
Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9781501504686
Category
language
Subjects
Law, Linguistics, Semantics
Updated
2026-03-25

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