This morning I have unearthed what I think is a superbly animated and illustrated video entitled “Beware of nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns)“, by Helen Sword in the TED-Ed collection.
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Conference – 2017 Roundtable in Forensic Linguistics & Forensic Phonetics
The Germanic Society of Forensic Linguistics (GSFL), in cooperation with the University of Copenhagen and the University of Roskilde have announced the Fifth Roundtable in Forensic Linguistics and Forensic Phonetics, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 24 to 27 August 2017.
Guide to cross-border corporate governance issues
Practical Law, from Thomson Reuters, makes available online The Corporate Governance and Directors’ Duties Global Guide which combines information on topical cross-border corporate governance issues, along with country-specific Q&A guides relating to the major jurisdictions around the world.
Monday smile – Disorder in the American courts
To cheer up your Monday in the midst of what seems to be a pretty miserable time… I recently happened upon a book entitled Disorder in the American Courts, published in 2016.
It apparently uses “actual quotes, word for word, from real court proceedings!’, and is illustrated with some great cartoons that I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
Conference – The Syntax of Justice: Law, Language, Access & Exclusion
A conference entitled “The Syntax of Justice: Law, Language, Access & Exclusion” is being held from 30-31 March 2017 at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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