Frame-Semantics meets Multilingual Legal Terminology. Theoretical Principles Based on a German-French Case Study

International audience; Terminology aims primarily at elaborating standardized notions for the various complex concepts within specialized fields, intending to separate clearly defined technical terms from general lexical units that are used in every-day situations, with yet a wide range of vocabulary, that is specialized to some extent but cannot be delimited by terminological standards, emerging in between (ten Hacken 2010, 2015). For legal experts, for instance, the elaboration of precisely determined legal terms contributes to an overall specific understanding of legal concepts regardless of the possible ambiguities the same term may have in a general setting. At the same time, a variet…

Joint Drafting of Legal Provisions in Multilingual Systems: an Analysis of the Swiss COVID-19 Regulations from a Legal Linguistic and Translational Point of View

International audience; Legal language is known for its various technicalities and subtleties that often insulate legal translation from other specialized fields. In addition to the mere linguistic transfer of the text, along with the lexical, syntactical and pragmatic features specifically inherent in a Language for Legal Purpose (cf. Cao 2007), a comparison of two different legal systems becomes imperative in most cases (cf. Sandrini 1999). Even in light of the current pandemic that has forced governments to quickly lay down measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus, fundamental legal principles continue to apply.One might argue that a rapidly spreading virus can affect legisla…

The Myth of Homogeneous Legal Languages: a Frame-Semantical Approach

Frames as a Describing Tool for Comparison of Law in the Context of Legal Translation

La corédaction en système juridique plurilingue et le figement du sens. Une analyse sémantique et traductologique des ordonnances suisses liées à la COVID-19

National audience; La langue juridique est connue pour ses diverses technicités et subtilités qui ont pour effet de souvent écarter la traduction juridique des autres domaines spécialisés. Outre le simple transfert linguistique du texte, ainsi que des caractéristiques lexicales, syntaxiques et pragmatiques spécifiques aux langues concernées par l’opération de traduction (cf. Cao 2007), la comparaison des deux systèmes juridiques en jeu se révèle, dans la plupart des cas, être un impératif (cf. Sandrini 1999).Même à la lumière de la pandémie actuelle qui a conduit les gouvernements à prendre rapidement des mesures visant à contenir la propagation du virus, les principes juridiques fondamenta…