Caroline Laske, "Law, Language and Change A Diachronic Semantic Analysis of Consideration in the Common Law "
English | ISBN: 9004428488 | 2020 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 9004428488 | 2020 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Caroline Laske traces the advent of consideration in English contract law by analysing doctrinal developments and the corresponding terminological semantic shifts, showcasing the value of taking an innovative diachronic corpus linguistics-based approach to the study of legal change and legal development.