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Title: From plain language to clear communication: introduction to the monographic section
Other Titles: Del llenguatge planer a la comunicació clara. introducció a la secció monogràfica
Author: Arnall Duch, Anna  
Domènech-Bagaria, Ona  
Queralt, Sheila  
Citation: Arnall Duch, A. [Anna], Domènech-Bagaria, O. [Ona], & Queralt Estevez, S. [Sheila]. (2024). From plain language to clear communication: introduction to the monographic section. Revista de Llengua i Dret, Journal of Language and Law, 82, 1-11. doi: 10.58992/rld.i82.2024.4390
Abstract: In the 1980s, Catalan administrative and legal language experienced a process of modernisation inspired by plain language principles. The Journal of Language and Law (RLD) played a key role in this as an academic space that promoted – especially from language sciences– reflection and analysis on how to rigorously carry out the process. Forty years later, plain language has evolved into clear communication, a distinctly interdisciplinary field, which provides new solutions for plain communication between public administrations and citizens. With the aim of ensuring these new developments reach administrations in Catalan-speaking regions, the RLD is publishing this monographic section, which contains the latest research conducted in the field and a series of experiences that can be extrapolated to various administrations. This introduction describes key concepts such as plain language and clear communication. We explain how the international plain language movement affected us and developed into clear communication, and we briefly consider the initiatives being carried out in the Catalan-speaking and Spanish-speaking public sphere.
Keywords: Catalan plain language
simplification of texts
legal design
artificial intelligence
public administration
right to understand
easy reading
clear communication
administrative language
legal language
Spanish plain language
Spanish clear language
Catalan clear language
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Issue Date: 18-Dec-2024
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/es/  
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