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Hiltunen, Risto – 1984
The extensive use of clausal embedding in legal language is examined. The extent and depth of left-branching, nested, and right- branching clauses in the 1972 British Road Traffic Act are also studied. The complexity of the resulting constructions, and the problems created for comprehension are described. The analysis reveals complex sequences of…
Descriptors: Coherence, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, English
