"...interpretation of law must be guided by canons of interpretation and offer an analysis of fifty seven such rules. While some of these canons might be considered purely linguistic, many others are clearly legal such as the rule of lenity, the absurdity rule, and the rule that implied repeals are disfavored."
http://www.libertylawsite.org/2017/09/12/scalias-reading-law-reflects-the-rise-of-formalism-and-the-language-of-law/
Man this book was boring, but insightful.