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  2. Onomastics - Wikipedia

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    An alethonym ('true name') or an orthonym ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study. Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians . Onomastics has applications in data mining , with applications such as named-entity recognition , or recognition of the origin of names.

  3. Literature review - Wikipedia

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    Either way, a literature review provides the researcher/author and the audiences with general information of an existing knowledge of a particular topic. A good literature review has a proper research question, a proper theoretical framework, and/or a chosen research methodology. It serves to situate the current study within the body of the ...

  4. Empirical study of literature - Wikipedia

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    Major journals in the field are Poetics: Journal of Empirical Research on Culture, the Media and the Arts, [1] Poetics Today: International Journal for Theory and Analysis of Literature and Communication, [2] and Scientific Study of Literature. [3] The empirical study of literature attracts scholarship particularly in the areas of reception and ...

  5. List of academic fields - Wikipedia

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    An academic discipline or field of study is known as a branch of knowledge. It is taught as an accredited part of higher education . A scholar's discipline is commonly defined and recognized by a university faculty.

  6. Systematic review - Wikipedia

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    A systematic review is a scholarly synthesis of the evidence on a clearly presented topic using critical methods to identify, define and assess research on the topic. [1] A systematic review extracts and interprets data from published studies on the topic (in the scientific literature), then analyzes, describes, critically appraises and summarizes interpretations into a refined evidence-based ...

  7. Research - Wikipedia

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    Most research begins with a general statement of the problem, or rather, the purpose for engaging in the study. [34] The literature review identifies flaws or holes in previous research which provides justification for the study. Often, a literature review is conducted in a given subject area before a research question is identified. A gap in ...

  8. Scientific literature - Wikipedia

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    Original scientific research first published in scientific journals constitutes primary literature. Patents and technical reports , which cover minor research results and engineering and design efforts, including computer software , are also classified as primary literature.

  9. Philology - Wikipedia

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    The term philology is derived from the Greek φιλολογία (philología), [7] from the terms φίλος (phílos) 'love, affection, loved, beloved, dear, friend' and λόγος (lógos) 'word, articulation, reason', describing a love of learning, of literature, as well as of argument and reasoning, reflecting the range of activities included under the notion of λόγος.