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The Economist on language and the law, with Janet Randall and Larry Solan

A recent Economist article on language and the law features research by UMass alumni Janet Randall (PhD 1982) and Larry Solan (PhD 1978):

https://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21740393-legalese-used-their-instructions-can-be-baffling-it-neednt-be-too-often-juries

This entry was posted in Newsletter, Semantics on April 16, 2018 by Joseph Pater.

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