借助现代语言学理论所提供的望远镜,我们会观察到下述事实:在修辞方法和修辞手段的广阔世界里,呈现出一种明显的“经纬”现象.在横向上,它布满了各种各样的“组合”;在纵向上,它陈列着千姿百态的“聚合”.一切语体的修辞特征和修辞原则,都可以在以“组合”为经,“聚合”为纬所织就的世界里得以显现.本文拟依据上述事实,从纵横两个方面对法律语言的修辞特征作一番清理.(一)“聚合”,指的是可以在一个结构中占据某个相同位置的形式之间的垂直关系.在一般语体中,句于中的每个成分都可以用一组同类相关的词语互相替换.例如“领导上派我办理这个案件”,其中的“派”可以用“叫”、“吩咐”、“要求”、“分配”等加以替换.这些在同一位置上可以替换使用的同类相关词语,就构成了“聚合”关系.从“聚合”的角度看,法律语言呈现出一种基本的特征:遵循常规搭配,慎用超常搭配.(一)法律语言大都信守常规搭配的原则,而且往往为自己设置较一般语体更为严格的搭配形式.无论是判断性搭配、陈述性搭配、支配性搭配,还是修饰性搭配、限制性搭配,法律语言都一如既往地忠实于各种语法规则,从不以自己的鲁莽行为去突破语法的藩篱.当科技语体不满意于语法所给定的规则,当文艺语体已经挣脱了语法规则的束缚,甚至当诗歌语言 With the help of the telescopes provided by modern linguistic theories, we observe the fact that in the vast world of rhetorical and rhetorical devices an obvious “warp and weft” phenomenon has been observed, All sorts of “combination”; in the vertical direction, it displays the “aggregation” in different poses and expressions.The rhetorical features and rhetorical principles of all genres can be found in the world weaved by “combination” and “convergence” In this article to be based on the above facts, from both vertical and horizontal rhetorical features of the legal language to make some cleaning up the rhetorical features: (a) “polymerization”, refers to the structure can occupy a place between the same form In the general language, each component in the sentence can be replaced by a group of similar related terms, such as “let me handle this case on the leadership”, in which the “faction” can use “call” , “Commanded,” “Request,” “Allocated,” etc. These same related terms, which can be used interchangeably in the same place, constitute an “aggregate” relationship.From “converging” perspective, the legal language presents a Seed base Features: Follow normal collocation, with extreme caution with. (A) most of the legal language abide by the principle of regular collocation, and often set for themselves more stringent than the general style with the form.Whether it is judgmental collocation, statement with, Dominated with or modification of the mix, with the constraints, the legal language, as always, are faithful to a variety of grammar rules, never to their own reckless behavior to break the barriers of grammar.When the scientific and technical language is not satisfied with the grammar given Rules, when the literary style has got rid of the shackles of grammatical rules, even when the poetry language