Fine tuning style and precision: Adapting directive citations to Finnish statutes

Authors

  • Aino Piehl Institute for the Languages of Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52034/lanstts.v12i.313

Keywords:

EU directives, Finnish law, implementation, legal drafters, directive, citations, modifications, style, precision

Abstract

When transposing EU directives into national laws, Finnish drafters usually alter the wording of the directive. This paper describes these modifications and offers some insights into the reasons behind them. The study is based on a corpus of Finnish versions of EU directives and of Finnish laws that transpose those directives.

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17-12-2013

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Piehl, A. (2013). Fine tuning style and precision: Adapting directive citations to Finnish statutes. Linguistica Antverpiensia, New Series – Themes in Translation Studies, 12. https://doi.org/10.52034/lanstts.v12i.313

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Vol. 12 (2013): Research models and methods in legal translation

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