Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface: The Scope of the Book -- Introduction: Parables of Language and Law -- Part I. Theoretical Frameworks -- 1. Legal Theory and Language -- 2. Systems Theory, Normativity and the 'Realist Dilemma' -- 3. Philosophy, Law and Language -- 4. Issues in Legal Interpretation -- Part II. Selected Topics -- 5. Literal Meaning, the Dictionary and the Law -- 6. Representation, Reproduction and Intention -- 7. Idols of the Market -- Part III. Key Issues -- A. Insider Judges and Outsider Critics -- B. Hard Cases and Ideal Interpreters -- C. The Judge as Tennis Umpire -- D. The Golden Mean? -- E. Reflexivity and Garfinkel's Dystopia of Reasons -- F. The Single Meaning Rule and Defamation Law -- Part IV. Conclusion -- The Semiotics of Law, Language and Money -- Appendices: Discussion Materials and Exercises -- Further Reading -- References -- Legal Cases Cited -- Index