Lenguaje, derecho y significados sociales: contribuciones de la antropología lingüística al estudio del derecho
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Lenguaje, Derecho, Antropología lingüística, Interpretación, Creatividad lingüísticaResumen
Los académicos que estudian la constitución social del derecho aprecian cada vez más la importancia que tiene el lenguaje en los procesos legales. Este trabajo considerará, entonces, la siguiente cuestión: ¿Qué diferencia genera esta atención al lenguaje en los estudios sobre el derecho? Para contestarla voy a discutir un número de formas de aproximarse al lenguaje, sugiriendo que algunas son más útiles que otras para el análisis social y legal. En particular, haré foco en la contribución de las aproximaciones antropológicas al lenguaje y en dos investigaciones, Justicia y revancha entre los trabajadores americanos, de Sally Engle Merry,
y Reglas versus relaciones humanas: etnografía del discurso legal, de John M. Conley y William M. O’Barr. La primera sección de este trabajo se abocará a una descripción de los estudios antropológicos y lingüísticos sobre el lenguaje. La segunda sección se focalizará en el estudio del lenguaje y su impacto en el ámbito del derecho.
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