The genre is of a last will and testament legal document. The audience is implied at other legal people and the family and trustees after the death of Jonathon Moores. The subject is of his last will and testament and who he bequeaths his possessions to. The purpose is to ensure that all his possessions are dealt with in the way he wanted them to be after his death.

There are several features of lexis that are typical of the style of legalese. Firstly, the archaic language, that has been used within the text. For example, the archaic preposition “hereby.” This has been used in order to avoid legal loopholes and stop ambiguity. However, it has the effect of making the text more difficult to understand, therefore requiring a shared frame of reference from other legal workers to interpret this to modern English. In addition to this, they have

In conclusion, the text fulfils its purpose effectively, however, due to the need of no ambiguity is made so complex that the average person would not be able to understand what the document was saying. This means that the audience can be narrowed down to an implicit one of legal experts due to the fact that a shared frame of reference is needed. However, it retains the traditional style of lexis and syntax so that lawyers can ensure that legal documents are consistent and precise.

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