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Intertextuelle Beziehungen in österreichischen Anklageschriften
Intertextual references in Austrian indictments

Author(s): Krzysztof Nycz
Subject(s): Translation Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: specialized communication; intertextuality; interrelationship between texts; indictment;

Summary/Abstract: The following paper focuses on intertextual references in Austrian indictments. Firstly, the legaland linguistic functions of indictments are discussed. Next, a concise presentation of linguisticapproaches to intertextuality is provided. Finally, Austrian indictments are analyzed both withregard to the fulfilment of functional and structural requirements of the Austrian Code ofCriminal Procedure (paradigmatic relations) and to different forms of intertextual references toother texts (syntagmatic relations). The paper thus corresponds to one of the key areas of focusin contemporary specialized communication research.

  • Issue Year: 48/2024
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 123-138
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: German
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