BRITISH JUDICIAL DISCOURSE: ILLUSTRATIVE AND LINGUISTIC EXCURSUS

Abstract

This research is devoted to revealing the features of the modern British judicial discourse. In many ways, the modern legal discourse seems limitless. The scientific novelty is the comparison of the points of convergence of the British and French legal judicial discourse. In England, as in France, professional legal discourse uses professional vocabulary and a high language register. In addition, there is a tendency in the legal discourse of these countries to attach special importance to certain commonly used words. The presence of French terms is reminiscent of the role played by the Norman conquests in the development of English law. However, the specificity of the legal discourse in England is undeniable: not only its own concepts are developed in Common Law, but also through a multi-faceted and personalized discourse, which is not alien to the figurative form of expression, a pragmatic approach to the system of law is reflected, based not on an abstract code, but on inductive judgments. Thus, the English legal discourse is an emanation of the state foundations and cultural characteristics of England. The relevance of the study is explained by the growing interest in the study of language as a socio-cultural phenomenon of the era of globalization and the increasing importance of proficiency in a professionally-oriented language around the world.