Evolution of Scientific Views on the Role of the Language Science in Legal Technique (Case Study of Journal "Legal Technique")

Abstract

The article considers the problem of interaction between jurisprudence and linguistics within their common branch of knowledge– legal technique, the principles of which are used by the legislative and law enforcement authorities of the Russian Federation in order to create and develop legal documents. The relevance of the topic is due to the need to draw the attention of scientists and lawyers to the role of linguistic knowledge in the development of the science of law and law enforcement. This topic is of particular importance in modern conditions, when the legislative sphere is forced to respond quickly to changes in the social and political situation in the country and the world. The material of the study was obtained from the works of leading legal scholars and practicing lawyers published in the "Legal Technique" journal, which is issued by the Nizhny Novgorod Research Scientific Center under the auspices of the Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The analysis showed that the dynamics of the interaction of linguistics and legal technique indicates an increase in employment by lawyers of the achievements of different areas of linguistics: communication theory, psycholinguistics, textual criticism, applied and mathematical linguistics, which contributes to the development of their ideas about the role of language in their professional activities.