Functions of legal contracts. An analysis of macrostructure and speech acts in contracts represented by the example of German tenancy contracts

In this paper, the realization of fundamental functions of legal contracts is studied. To this purpose, the macrostructure of the contract (Gläser 1990) is analyzed, and the text part segments that occur in contracts are mapped and described, focusing on the speech acts that are being performed. Th...

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Main Author: Aase Voldgaard Larsen
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Aalborg University Open Publishing 2022-12-01
Series:Globe
Online Access:https://130.225.53.24/index.php/globe/article/view/7604