SOME LINGUOSTYLISTIC PROPERTIES OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON ACCESS TO OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND ITS ARMENIAN TRANSLATION

Abstract

The present article is devoted to the study of some linguostylistic features of Legal English in general and to the properties typical of the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents and its respective Armenian translation in particular. The purpose of the study is to analyze pieces of legal discourse, identifying its main features, especially those related to graphology, lexis, morphology and syntax. In particular, within the framework of this article an attempt has been made to present some linguostylistic peculiarities of Legal English (written) based on the study of a definite legal document. Parallels are drawn between the original text and its Armenian translation. The investigation has disclosed not only the degree of complexity of Legal English in both documents, but also emphasized the fact that the Convention has its own stereotyped format and structure, its typical choice of words and parts of speech, sentence length and construction. The Armenian translation of the original document is well done, suggesting that the translator has had specialized knowledge relevant to the given field which has resulted in a competent and correct translation.