Ebook: Bedeutungs- und Begriffswissen im Recht: Frame-Analysen von Rechtsbegriffen im Deutschen

This study applies the linguistic procedures of semantic frame analysis to trace the origins of complex specialized institutional terminology from the legal domain. Engaging in a detailed discussion of the advantages and limitations of this analytic method, it uses frame analysis to develop a semiotic history of concepts and concept networks in criminal and civil law.