The Role of Linguistic Expertise in the Interpretation of Procedural and Legal Terminology
Keywords:
linguistic expertise, legal terminology, procedural interpretation, semantics, pragmatics, forensic linguistics, judicial communication.Abstract
This article explores in depth the fundamental role of linguistic expertise in the interpretation of procedural and legal terminology, highlighting its interdisciplinary significance across linguistics, law, and translation studies. The paper emphasizes that legal discourse, by its very nature, demands the highest degree of linguistic precision and interpretative accuracy. Legal language is a complex system characterized by formality, technical vocabulary, and cultural dependency, which often makes it challenging for non-specialists to interpret accurately. Linguistic expertise, therefore, acts as a bridge between legal professionals and linguistic scientists, ensuring the semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic correctness of legal communication.
Through the analysis of procedural terms across English, Uzbek, and Russian legal systems, this article demonstrates that linguistic experts play a decisive role in maintaining justice, clarity, and transparency. Their work contributes to the elimination of ambiguity, the identification of polysemy, and the establishment of precise equivalents in legal translation. The study concludes that linguistic expertise should be institutionalized as a regular component of judicial processes, both in national and international legal contexts.
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