Table of Contents for Course Reader (LIGN105)

(B) = Linguistics background reading
(L) = Legal background reading

Ambiguity & Misunderstanding

(L) Arthur L.Corbin, "The Interpretation of Words and the Parole Evidence Rule"
(B): Otto Jespersen, "Proper Names"
(B): John R. Taylor, "Categorization"
(L): Lawrence Solan, "Linguistic Principles as the Rule of Law"

Metaphor & Legal Fiction

(B): George Lakoff & Mark Johnson, "Concepts we Live By" 1 & 2

Speech Act Theory: Hearsay

(L): Irving Younger, "The Rule Against Hearsay"
(B): James R. Hurford & Brendan Heasley, "Units 21 & 22

Speech Act Theory: Contract Law / Consideration

(L): Emanual: Contracts: Offer and Acceptance
(B): John R. Searle & Daniel Vanderveken, "The Structure of Illocutionary Acts