THE LEGAL TERMINOLOGY FOR THE UNINITIATED (The case of domestic violence and discrimination reflected in the media)

Ina MARCHITAN Universitatea de Stat din Moldova, Universitatea din Burgundia, Franţa

Abstract

The comprehension of the legal terminology has always been a terra incognita for the laymen though, there are still tools that make it more accessible i.e., clearer and more concise. Press releases of non-governmental organisations and newspaper articles serve as such tools. Here we can identify various degrees of specialisation which may generate the semantic change of terms. Given that terms may be transformed into common words, we aim at determining the relationship term/word and analysing the level of specialisation of the texts and the phenomenon of polysemy, if need be. Keywords: legal terminology, mass media, domestic violence, discrimination.