Contesting Indonesian Plain vs Legal Languages: Analysis of Effectiveness on Indonesian Controversial Law

Marlia and Lukmana, Iwa and Gunawan, Wawan (2023) Contesting Indonesian Plain vs Legal Languages: Analysis of Effectiveness on Indonesian Controversial Law. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 13 (5). pp. 1217-1225. ISSN 1799-2591

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Abstract

Abstract—This study is motivated by the difficulty of laypeople to understand the language of law. The study aims to analyze the high complexity of the Indonesian legal language and to generate alternatives that are more effective and easier for the general public. This study has tried to offer a simpler legal language formula, especially in the controversial articles of the Job Creation Law. The data in this study are in the form of text obtained through the official website of the State Secretariat, namely: https://jdih.setneg.go.id/Produk. This study uses a text analysis framework developed by Bivins (2008) as the framework used to apply plain language to legal language. This study shows that the application of plain language in controversial articles of the Job Creation Law is quite effective, especially in the components of sentences, cross-references, voice, and word choice. Index Terms—plain language, legal language, controversial article, job creation law

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	+6281220051693
Divisions:	Dokumen Unpas > 2018
Depositing User:	E. Nurhayati Djaroni
Date Deposited:	21 May 2025 02:08
Last Modified:	21 May 2025 02:08
URI:	http://repository.unpas.ac.id/id/eprint/75320

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