Chapter 23 Flashcards

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A summary and evaluation of all the important works written on a particular subject

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a review of the literature on

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original document or set of documents giving information about a subject

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primary source

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slightly more formal alternative to refer to

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make reference

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books or articles about a subject, not original documents

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secondary sources

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collection of documents of historical importance

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archives

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searched for all the important works, summarised and evaluated them

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surveyed the literature on

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refer to for illustration or proof

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cite

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also ‘body of knowledge’; note how it combines with extensive and exist

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extensive body of literature

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fires starting naturally, not caused by human action

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wildfires

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written about

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documented

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uses information mainly from

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draws primarily on

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given special mention

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as noted

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people often say that this is the cause

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often attributed to

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recorded, listed

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catalogued

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Important and original work from which other works grow

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seminal

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created the first ideas from which a major set of ideas grew

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laid the foundations

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gave all the details of his ideas, or explained them clearly (especially used about writing)

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were set out

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in another work by him

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elsewhere

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more formal version of deal with

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treated

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The main part

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main body