Plain writing in the legal field: an approach from the discourse of specialists
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- dc.contributor.author Meza, Paulina
- dc.contributor.author González-Catalán, Felipe
- dc.contributor.author López Ferrero, Carmen
- dc.contributor.author Gutiérrez, Israel
- dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-11T09:09:53Z
- dc.date.available 2021-03-11T09:09:53Z
- dc.date.issued 2020
- dc.description.abstract This research aims to describe how practicing lawyers perceive ‘plain writing’ in the legal field and to conceptualize this notion through the discourse analysis of these specialists. To do so, a qualitative research framed in the interpretive paradigm has been developed. Specifically, 18 practicing lawyers, from different countries and with different specializations in the practicing of Law, were surveyed. After analyzing the discourse of the interviewed lawyers, eight macro categories accounting for plain language both generally and particularly were identified. The audience was identified as a key element in the production of legal texts which facilitate justice to citizens. Based on our analysis, we conclude with a definition of plain writing.en
- dc.description.sponsorship This research is part of the FONDECYT Project No. 11170128, entitled “Discursive characterization of genres produced by students of Law and Medicine: their relationship with the perception of self-efficacy in writing, the general quality of the text and disciplinary evaluation.
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- dc.identifier.citation Meza P, González-Catalán F, López-Ferrero C, Gutiérrez I. Plain writing in the legal field: an approach from the discourse of specialists. Discourse Stud. 2020;22(3):356-83. DOI: 10.1177/1461445620906027
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461445620906027
- dc.identifier.issn 1461-4456
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46725
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher SAGE Publications
- dc.relation.ispartof Discourse studies. 2020;22(3):356-83
- dc.rights Meza P, González-Catalán F, López-Ferrero C, Gutiérrez I. Plain writing in the legal field: an approach from the discourse of specialists. Discourse Stud. 2020;22(3):356-83. Copyright © 2020 SAGE Publications. DOI: 10.1177/1461445620906027
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- dc.subject.keyword Access to legal knowledgeen
- dc.subject.keyword Discourse analysisen
- dc.subject.keyword Interpretive paradigmen
- dc.subject.keyword Lawen
- dc.subject.keyword Lawyer interviewen
- dc.subject.keyword Legal communicative situationen
- dc.subject.keyword Legal discourseen
- dc.subject.keyword Plain languageen
- dc.subject.keyword Plain writingen
- dc.subject.keyword Specialized discourseen
- dc.subject.keyword Written communicationen
- dc.title Plain writing in the legal field: an approach from the discourse of specialists
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