Syntactic complexity in legal translated texts and the use of plain English: a corpus-based study

Abstract This study compared the linguistic difficulty of legal translated texts with syntactic complexity native English writings in order to demonstrate statistically significant differences between two big datasets. The applies features sentences within text translations that are less complicated than their original counterparts. It provides an example how easy plain translation communication might result understandable target writings. findings people three regions reveal striking patterns terms and English, which consistent previous research. Complex nominal hypotactic structures a high number propositions per sentence, placing demand on cognitive processing abilities those who read understand text. statistics show considerable among locations various forms company law corpora. is first large-scale quantitative analysis accessibility jargon other emphasizing efficacy plain-language initiatives translations.