Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Rationale of the Study
1.1.1 The Importance of Legal English
1.1.2 A Need For Study of Stylistic Features of Legal English
1.2 Purpose of the Study
1.3 Research Methodology and Data Collection
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Legal English
2.1.1 A Brief Introduction to Legal English
2.1.2 Style of Legal English
2.1.3 Functional Classification of Legal Texts
2.2 International Human Rights Convention
2.2.1 International Convention and International Law
2.2.2 International Convention and National Law
2.2.3 International Human Rights Convention
2.3 Studies on Functional Stylistics: A Theoretical Basis
2.3.1 Introduction to Style and Stylistics
2.3.2 Thesis-related Views Proposed by Functional Stylistics
2.4 Previous Studies on Stylistic Features of Legal English
2.4.1 Stylistic Features of Legal English abroad
2.4.2 Stylistic Features of Legal English at Home
CHAPTER THREE CONFIRMATION: CONCRETE REPRESENTATION OF STYLISTIC FEATURES OF LEGAL ENGLISH IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS
3.1 At Lexical Level
3.1.1 Frequent Use of Formal Words
3.1.2 Frequent Use of Modal Verb Shall
3.2 At Syntactic Level
3.2.1 Declarative Sentences
3.2.2 Long Sentences
3.2.3 Nominalization
CHAPTER FOUR QUERY: DEVIATION OF STYLISTIC FEATURES OF LEGAL ENGLISH IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS
4.1 Absence of the Feature “Frequent Use of Latin Words and Phrases”
4.1.1 Latin Words and Phrases in Legal English
4.1.2 Absence of the Feature “Frequent Use of Latin Words and Phrases”
4.1.3 Reasons Exploration
4.2 Less Professional Terms
4.2.1 The Classification of Terms From Legal Texts and Their Application
4.2.2 Contrastive Study and the Findings
4.2.3 Reasons Exploration
4.3 Highly-frequent Use Of Vague Words
4.3.1 Vague Words in Legal English
4.3.2 Contrastive Studies and the Findings
4.3.3 Reasons Exploration
4.4 Rare Use of the General Formula “If X, Then Y Shall Do (Or Be) Z
4.4.1 The General Formula “If X, then Y shall do (or be) Z
4.4.2 Contrastive Study and the Findings
4.4.3 Reasons Exploration
CHAPER FIVE CONLUSION
5.1 Summary of the Present Study
5.2 Contributions of the Present Study
5.3 Limitations of the Current Research and Recommendations for Further Study
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