Law, Language, And Change: A Diachronic Semantic Analysis Of Consideration In The Common Law (legal History Library; Volume 42)

Caroline Laske traces the advent of consideration in English contract law by analysing doctrinal developments and the corresponding terminological semantic shifts, showcasing the value of taking an innovative diachronic corpus linguistics-based approach to the study of legal change and legal development. Law, Language and Change: A Diachronic Semantic Analysis of Consideration in the Common Law Contents Preface List of Illustrations and Tables 1 Introduction 2 Legal Concepts and Terminology 3 Language, Functional Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics 1 Language The Theory of Functional Linguistics 2 Corpus Linguistics 4 Legal Language in England from the 14th to the 18th Centuries 1 French in Medieval England 2 Law French 3 Protecting Privileges 4 Demise of Law French 5 The Origins of the Concept of Consideration 1 Transactional Agreements - Early Notions 2 Making Informal Agreements Actionable Assumpsit and Its Forerunner Trespass on the Case 3 Concept of Consideration 4 Consideration as a Moral Obligation - The Concept in the 18th Century 6 Corpus Linguistic Analysis 1 Methodology 2 General Language Register 3 Law Reporting 4 Abridgements 5 Lexicons and Dictionaries 6 Consideration as Moral Obligation in the Mansfield Corpus 7 Conclusions Annex 1 Anglo-Norman Sources Annex 2 Legal Sources I Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law - All Titles - alphabetical search II Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law - Ames Foundation Publications III Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law - Selden Society Publications - Selden Society (Annual) Series IV English Reports - English Reports, Full Reprint V Abridgements. Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law - All Titles - alphabetical Search VI Lexicons and Dictionaries. Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law - All Titles - alphabetical Search Annex 3 Table of Key Cases Annex 4 Reigns of Kings and Queens between 1066 and 1900 House of Normandy Angevins (House of Plantagenet) Plantagenets House of Lancaster House of York House of Tudor House of Stuart House of Hannover Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects "In this monograph, Caroline Laske traces the advent of consideration in English contract law, by analysing the doctrinal development, in parallel with the corresponding terminological evolution and semantic shifts between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is an innovative, interdisciplinary study, showcasing the value of taking a diachronic corpus linguistics-based approach to the study of legal change and legal development, and the semantic shifts in the corresponding terminology. The seminal application in the legal field of these analytical methodologies borrowed from pragmatic linguistics goes beyond the content approach that legal research usually practices and it has allowed for claims of semantic change to be objectified. This ground-breaking work is pitched at scholars of legal history, law & language, and linguistics"-- Provided by publisher Legal Concepts And Terminology -- Language, Functional Linguistics, And Corpus Linguistics -- Legal Language In England From The 14th To The 17th Centuries -- The Origins Of The Concept Of Consideration -- Corpus Linguistic Analysis.