The semantic organization of legal terms denoting crimes against community

  • Ярослава Юріївна Манжос V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Keywords: crimes against community, legal terms, lexico-semantic field, subfield

Abstract

The article gives the seme analysis of English legal terms denoting crimes against state, namely terms, denoting crimes against community, taken from the texts of legal documents, articles, scientific-academic materials, websites of legal companies, aimed at providing consultative services in legal issues. The structure of an element of the lexico-semantic field CRIME AGAINST STATE – the subfield CRIMES AGAINST COMMUNITY has been shown. The article gives the detailed analysis of this subfield and its structural parts – macrofields with terms denoting breach of the peace, indecent exposure, public intoxication, driving and drug-related crimes. 

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Published
2016-07-07
How to Cite
Манжос, Я. Ю. (2016). The semantic organization of legal terms denoting crimes against community. The Journal of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series: Foreign Philology. Methods of Foreign Language Teaching, (83), 116-121. Retrieved from https://periodicals.karazin.ua/foreignphilology/article/view/6168