Practice 2

MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN INVESTIGACIÓN AVANZADA Y ESPECIALIZADA EN DERECHO
METODOLOGÍA, INTERPRETACIÓN Y ARGUMENTACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN JURÍDICA
AVANZADA- Inglés Jurídico Avanzado
Descheemaeker, D. 2009. Protecting Reputation: Defamation and Negligence
Oxford Journal of Legal Sudies, 29,4. 603-641
October 8, 2010
[1]
Before starting this activity, look up the following terms:
Use http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ and select Legal Dictionary
Reputation:
Defamation:
Neglicence:
Tort:
Wrongdoing:
Liability:
Defendant:
Plaintiff:
Trespass:
Writ:
Nuisance
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[2]
Read the first paragraph of the introduction. What is the move that the author is using? Justify
your answer.
[3]
Read the second paragraph of the introduction section. What is the move or moves that the
author is using? Justify your answer.
[4]
In this paragraph, we find an instance of “suggest”.
Visit
http://sacodeyl.inf.um.es:7979/search-backbone/
Select Word Search:
And look up “suggest” and “suggests”. Observe the results. When do we use this word?
[5]
What is the three-tier argument in the next paragraph?
[6]
In this paragraph, we find an instance of “argument”.
Visit
http://sacodeyl.inf.um.es:7979/search-backbone/
Select Word Search:
And look up “argument” and “arguments”. Observe the results. What words tend to appear to
the right?
[7]
What does “Any debate would then be closed before it was seriously opened”. What is the
author trying to do here?
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[8]
Read the last paragraph of the introduction. What is the move that the author is using?
[9]
Scan Section 2. Look at the headings and subheadings of this section. What is the author doing
here? Read the first line of each paragraph.
[10]
Page 607, last paragraph. Read this carefully. What is the author doing there?
[11]
Now go to the last paragraph of page 608. Read the first sentence. Observe how the author links
back to the aims and the organization of discourse in the article.
[12]
Visit
http://sacodeyl.inf.um.es:7979/search-backbone/
Select Word Search:
And look up “scope”. Observe the results. When do we use this word? How is page 610, A. The
scope of defamation: reputation and other interests section organized? When you read “scope”,
what can you expect?
[13]
See section 3, Defamation and reputation, paragraph 2. Here the author states the aim of the
section, as part of his main argument.Can you find where?
[14]
Now visit
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Select Section Search:
In the category filter menu, select “Article organization”
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and click “Search”. You will find portions of text where the author makes it more or less
explicit that he is dealing with how his research article is organized. In the following example
we can see highlighted language which denotes what are the following arguments to be debated:
Can you choose three examples and explain what is going on there?
[15]
Now, let’s do something similar, but this time
Visit
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Select Word Search:
And look up “article”. Observe the results. What two uses of the word stand out? When “article”
referes to the research article, what words are typically found to the right?
[16]
Now visit
http://sacodeyl.inf.um.es:7979/search-backbone/
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Select Section Search:
In the category filter menu, select “Claim”. You will find portions of text where the author
claims the relevance of his findings. Now, go to Section 6, Conclusion, page 640. Can you find
claims? Justify your answer.
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