LINGUISTIC DISTORTIONS IN LEGAL DOCUMENTS: A FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF LEGALLY CONSEQUENTIAL ERRORS
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https://doi.org/10.46991/FLSP.2026.26.196Ключевые слова:
Legal translation, linguistic distortion, grammatical errors, legal meaning, legal effect, legal liability, Contract language,, Civil Code of the Republic of ArmeniaАннотация
This study examines how grammatical and stylistic errors in legal translation alter legal meaning and effect. Often dismissed as surface-level inaccuracies, these errors function as mechanisms of legal distortion. By analyzing modality, negation, syntactic structure, and case marking, this study demonstrates that linguistic features encode legal force and liability. Moreover, drawing on Legal Linguistics and examples from the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia, the findings emphasize the inseparability of linguistic form and legal function.
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