浅析文化语境下法律英语词汇.pptxVIP

An analysis of the legal vocabulary in cultural context－A case study of The Constitution of the United States of America浅析文化语境下的法律英语词汇——以美国宪法为例Context1.Introduction2.Legal vocabularies and their cultural connotations3.Vocabulary changes led by culture in the U.S. Constitution4.Studies of the changes in cultural contextPART 01Introduction1 Introduction 1.1 Research background The Constitution of the United States of America was made in 1787, and was ratified in 1789. It was the first comparatively complete written constitution of the bourgeois, consisting of a preamble and seven bodies, then gradually developed 27 amendments (28 amendments have been passed by Congress, while 27 of them have actually completed procedures of ratification, and entered into force). It has more than 7000 vocabularies, while every vocabulary is classical. Despite 200 years of continuing ups and downs, the American people can always find strong national cohesion from the Constitution. A model has been set by many creative vocabularies in this constitution for further establishment of the political system of capital countries 1 Introduction 1.2 Research questions and significance The Constitution of the United States of America, The Commercial Press, Zhu, 2004. English-Chinese dictionary of Anglo-American law. Oxford Intermediate Learners English-Chinese Dictionary. I divide legal vocabularies in the selected text into three types terminologies of political institutions and organizationsterminologies of identity and civil rights other termsAAAPART 02Legal vocabularies and their cultural connotations Legal vocabularies:Legal terminology has specific legal meaning, and refers to certain legal event or legal matter. It is the basic vocabulary of the legal word, as well as the direct vocabulary to construct legal disciplines. eg: election impeachment tax established by the Constitution to illustrate a range of legal events. Presidentand members to show identity. Parliament and Senate to