James F Stratman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1631410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James F Stratman |
| GIVEN NAMES | James F |
| FAMILY NAME | Stratman |
| SIGNATURE | STRATMAN J F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado System |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How legal analysts negotiate indeterminacy of meaning in common law rules
When Law Students Read Cases
This study investigates effects of different legal reasoning roles on first-year law students' case reading and analysis, focusing detection of textual and legal interpretation problems arising within and between related appeal court cases. In a between-subject design, 56 first-year law students received 1 academic and 3 professional role scenarios, each involving a different communicative frame. Scenarios contained instructions to think aloud, w…
Readers’ comprehension of temporary restraining orders in domestic violence cases
The purpose of this investigation is to explore whether and how remaining order forms used to deter domestic violence are understood by ordinary readers. Specifically, the investigation includes a linguistic analysis and empirical study of readers’ undemanding of prohibitions on ‘contact’ between parties as expressed in recent and current Colorado temporary restraining order forms. Evidence from a scenario comprehension rest and from think-aloud …
Investigating persuasive processes in legal discourse in real time
This article reports findings from an exploratory think‐aloud protocol study of reading, writing, and persuasive processes in legal discourse during an actual state appellate court case. A special goal of the study is to examine the methodological feasibility of “matching” advocates’ think‐aloud protocol segments while composing their briefs with the precisely corresponding think‐aloud protocol segments of court readers during their subsequent pr…
Investigating persuasive processes in legal discourse in real time
This article reports findings from an exploratory think‐aloud protocol study of reading, writing, and persuasive processes in legal discourse during an actual state appellate court case. A special goal of the study is to examine the methodological feasibility of “matching” advocates’ think‐aloud protocol segments while composing their briefs with the precisely corresponding think‐aloud protocol segments of court readers during their subsequent pr…
How legal analysts negotiate indeterminacy of meaning in common law rules
When Law Students Read Cases
This study investigates effects of different legal reasoning roles on first-year law students' case reading and analysis, focusing detection of textual and legal interpretation problems arising within and between related appeal court cases. In a between-subject design, 56 first-year law students received 1 academic and 3 professional role scenarios, each involving a different communicative frame. Scenarios contained instructions to think aloud, w…
Investigating persuasive processes in legal discourse in real time
This article reports findings from an exploratory think‐aloud protocol study of reading, writing, and persuasive processes in legal discourse during an actual state appellate court case. A special goal of the study is to examine the methodological feasibility of “matching” advocates’ think‐aloud protocol segments while composing their briefs with the precisely corresponding think‐aloud protocol segments of court readers during their subsequent pr…
Readers’ comprehension of temporary restraining orders in domestic violence cases
The purpose of this investigation is to explore whether and how remaining order forms used to deter domestic violence are understood by ordinary readers. Specifically, the investigation includes a linguistic analysis and empirical study of readers’ undemanding of prohibitions on ‘contact’ between parties as expressed in recent and current Colorado temporary restraining order forms. Evidence from a scenario comprehension rest and from think-aloud …
When Law Students Read Cases
This study investigates effects of different legal reasoning roles on first-year law students' case reading and analysis, focusing detection of textual and legal interpretation problems arising within and between related appeal court cases. In a between-subject design, 56 first-year law students received 1 academic and 3 professional role scenarios, each involving a different communicative frame. Scenarios contained instructions to think aloud, w…
How legal analysts negotiate indeterminacy of meaning in common law rules
Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law in Society and Culture (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Appeal (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works)