Agreement text contrastive analysis: English vs Russian

The article studies the incongruity of the structure and stylistic organization of an agreement as one of the types of legal discourse in English and Russian. The comparative analysis of certain stylistic differences connected with the structure and content of agreement and the tips for translation suggested in this concise work are aimed at better understanding and interpreting the legal document of the given format.

commercial agreement/contract, contrastive analysis of an agreement, date of execution, determiners, force majeure, legal discourse, negation, performative verbs, preamble, warranties, whereas clause