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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

2. Comparison of Syntactic Features Between Chinese and Western Legal Languages

Author : Falian Zhang

Published in: A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Legal Language and Culture

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Engaged in the study of English and Chinese legal language and their translation, people may find that it is difficult to understand and translate legal documents. The main reason lies in the special sentences of legal language.

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Metadata
Title
Comparison of Syntactic Features Between Chinese and Western Legal Languages
Author
Falian Zhang
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Legal Language and Culture

Print ISBN: 978-981-15-9346-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-9347-5

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9347-5_2