04/07/2024

Lecturer Ricardo Jiménez-Yáñez is author of a chapter of the book ‘Clear Language in Ibero-America: Principles and Practices’

Titled “Welcome, Mr. PERTE. Analysis of the clear use of language from keywords of technical reports of the European funds for COVID-19”, the text was written with the researcher Rocío Pérez-Vargas, from the University of Cádiz

Ricardo María Jiménez-Yánez, a lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Humanities at UIC Barcelona, together with researcher Rocío Pérez-Vargas from the University of Cádiz, has recently written a chapter for the anthology Lenguaje Claro en Iberoamérica: principios y prácticas (Clear Language in Ibero-America: practice and principles), by the renowned publishers Thomson Reuters Argentina and edited by Alejandro Retegui and Fernando Rocca.

Jiménez-Yánez has participated in the book with the essay “Welcome, Mr. PERTE. Analysis of the clear use of language from keywords of technical reports of the European funds for COVID-19”. This chapter reflects on the importance of clarity in communication, especially in the legal and public administration spheres, “fundamental to building more just, transparent and accessible societies”, explained Jiménez-Yáñez, who defended that “the fair solution of the problems often depends on the correct expression of jurists.”

Taking into account the three levels of speech of the renowned linguist Eugenio Coseriu, the Spanish authors have carried out an exhaustive analysis of the use of clear language from keywords of technical reports of two documents related to the European funds to mitigate the damage caused by COVID-19. “The results obtained in this research show that both documents present characteristics that are inherent to the concept of clear language, although it is necessary to correct some omissions,” they concluded.

Promotors of clear language in Spanish from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, United States, Spain, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and El Salvador have participated in this anthology.

This article is part of the work of the UIC Barcelona Research Groups of the Generalitat de Catalunya (file number: 2021 SGR 01336), “Law, 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Recovery in Catalonia (RESCUE 2030)” and the R+D+i project PID2021-124298OB-I00, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and by FEDER, a way to make Europe (CONCOPAN).