De la lettre à l'esprit : l'épopée de la jurilinguistique canadienne
Year:
2016
Author :
Volume and number:
, 46(2)
Publishing Company:
, Université de Sherbrooke
Journal:
, Revue de droit de l'Université Sherbrooke
Pages :
, 391-450
Abstract
Jurilinguistics has its source in Canadian history. Under the military regime (1760-1763), which gave rise to both bilingualism and translation, would-be jurilinguists (at that time lawyers and translators) initiated a movement that has constantly gathered momentum up to the present day. Under British administration, English had become the institutional language, causing linguistic problems and difficulties. One had to resort to translation in order to make official texts available to the French-speaking population. Translating legal texts is a process fraught with problems. As a result, in Canada, this has led to the development of jurilinguistics. The pioneering work accomplished is reflected in today’s laws, judgments and contracts. The four hundred years or so of cohabitation and contact between English and French in North America has given rise to the science of jurilinguistics and its various branches. This centuries-old constant action culminated in the co-drafting of Canadian statutes, an inspiring model that has spread throughout the world. In so doing, Canada has moved from translating the letter of the law to expressing the spirit of both languages in its legislation.
Theme :
Language ManagementRightHistory and folkloreJusticeLinguistic minoritiesLanguage Policy
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