Misuse of Shall in the English Translation of China’s Legal Text  

Oleh:

Wang, Jianjun ; Chen, Xi

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: World Journal of English Language vol. 4 no. 1 (2014), page 25-31.
Topik: shall; misuse; obligation; English translation; China’s legal text
Fulltext: 4456-14164-1-SM.pdf (113.77KB)

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Shall is one of the most important words in legal English text, and is supposed to be used to impose a mandatory duty. However, in the translated English version of China’s laws or statutes, shall is misused or overused. Some scholars have been suggesting that shall should be eliminated from legal English language, and replaced with other proper words, such as must. This paper studies the grammar relating to shall and misuse of shall in the translated English version of China’s laws and statutes, and suggests that shall, as an important word in legal English vocabulary, should serve as the only means of imposing obligations on the subject capable of carrying out obligations.

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