Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Scope Extension that Forms the Secondary Meaning in Legal Terminology

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Scope Extension that Forms the Secondary Meaning in Legal Terminology

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2018 11 (5)
Authors: Vlasova, Lidiia V.
Contact information: Vlasova, Lidiia V.: St. Petersburg State University of Economics 21 Sadovaya Str., St. Petersburg, 191023, Russia;
Keywords: secondary meaning; scope extension; legal terminology; legal discourse; legal term system
Abstract: The article addresses the ways of the secondary meaning formation in legal terminology – with particular focus to scope extension. This method is less common in comparison with metaphors, metonymies or scope narrowing that is explained by the legal term’s aim to achieve monosemy in its notion within the targeted term system. The main factors contributing to the secondary scope extension are certain types of metonymic shifts (e.g. “cause – effect”) and semantic ambiguity as well
Pages: 850-854
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/71376