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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Explanatory paper?

Hello. There is a kind of scholarly paper in Japanese that introduces and explains a topic. Which one sounds better to call it? Explanatory paper? Explanation paper? I have found that "explanatory" may already be used in English. . .

Thank you!
  

Top answer

Neither sounds good to me. I suggest an introductory paper.

— Clive

  • Neither sounds good to me.
  • I suggest an introductory paper.
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Neither sounds good to me.

I suggest an introductory paper.
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Anonymousintroduces and explains a topic.
I don't see why that couldn't be called an essay.

It might also be a "white paper", for which the Japanese is
1. ??
2. ??

See this link on "white paper" to see if that's what you mean.

https://en.
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Thank you for the reply. Usually, Japanese authors explain about a complex subject in a simple manner so that researchers and students who are not familiar with the subject may understand it. It seems different from the white paper in that it is aimed at students and researchers.

Thank you again.
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Anonymous Hello. There is a kind of scholarly paper in Japanese that introduces and explains a topic.
I guess that is "research paper" or "research report".
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Anonymousexplain about a complex subject in a simple manner so that researchers and students who are not familiar with the subject may understand it
'explain a subject', not 'explain about a subject'.
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