An Analysis of Regulative Speech Acts in English Contracts - Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

This paper deals with the language used to express legal speech acts in simple contracts within the field of English Contract Law. The central objects of study are regulative functions, i.e. directive and commissive speech acts with a particular view to establishing realisation patterns of these rhe...

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Main Authors: Bjarne Blom, Anna Trosborg
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Aarhus University 1992-07-01
Series:Hermes
Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/her/article/view/21507