Fighting over words : language and civil law cases / Roger W. Shuy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shuy, Roger W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Language.

Law.

Law--Interpretation and construction.

Civil law--Cases.

Civil law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Civil law cases offer many examples of language being at the center of human conflict. Contract disputes, truth in advertising, product warning labels, plagiarism, etc. often boil down to a matter of language - its meaning and usage. This book analyzes 18 civil cases in which language framed the battleground.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; PART I: Business Contract Disputes; CHAPTER 1 "Or" in a Group Insurance Policy; CHAPTER 2 Exclusive Marketing Services; CHAPTER 3 Conditions of a Key Employee Agreement; CHAPTER 4 Interpreting State Code; PART II: Deceptive Trade Practices; CHAPTER 5 Competing Conveying System Advertisements; CHAPTER 6 Nicotine Patch Advertisements; CHAPTER 7 Certificates of Deposit Advertisements; PART III: Product Liability; CHAPTER 8 Brain Damage from a Cleaning Product; CHAPTER 9 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; CHAPTER 10 Toxic Shock Syndrome from Tampons

CHAPTER 11 Toxic Gas in the CockpitPART IV: Copyright Infringement; CHAPTER 12 A Book Is Turned into a Pamphlet; PART V: Discrimination; CHAPTER 13 Racial Steering in Real Estate; CHAPTER 14 Age Discrimination; CHAPTER 15 Retaliatory Termination Discrimination; PART VI: Trademarks; CHAPTER 16 Ownership of the Words "Wood Roasted"; CHAPTER 17 Battle over Antifreeze; PART VII: Procurement Fraud; CHAPTER 18 False Representation in a Government Contract; APPENDIX: How Linguists Can Help in Corporate Civil Cases; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-045007-X

9786611162252

1-4356-3059-9

0-19-804402-X

1-281-16225-6

OCLC:

922953189