The conceptual metaphors in law—a case analysis of PRC Company Law

IF 2 Q1 LINGUISTICS
Xiaolu Wang, Yanjun Tu
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Abstract

Abstract It is said that metaphor is often than not ignored in forensic language in respect of legislation, judiciary, law enforcement and dissemination, as people think that law is a rigorous discipline and legal language is rigid, and that the use of metaphor can make the law lose its accuracy and authority. Then what is the truth? Based on the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), this study aims to investigate the conceptual metaphor in the cognitive domain of law. The authors have conducted a text analysis and a follow-up review on Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC Company Law for short) and extracted five categories of conceptual metaphor centering on A COMPANY IS A LEGAL PERSON, including its identity, rights, obligations, liabilities and relationship with other companies.
法律中的概念隐喻——《中华人民共和国公司法》案例分析
摘要在立法、司法、执法、传播等方面,法律语言中隐喻往往被忽视,因为人们认为法律是一门严谨的学科,法律语言是僵化的,隐喻的使用会使法律失去准确性和权威性。那么真相是什么?本研究以概念隐喻理论为基础,探讨法律认知领域的概念隐喻。作者对《中华人民共和国公司法》(以下简称《中华人民共和国公司法》)进行了文本分析和后续回顾,并围绕“公司是法人”提炼出五类概念隐喻,包括公司的身份、权利、义务、责任以及与其他公司的关系。
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