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Strato Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
What does the sentence mean?
I read the following paragraph and I don't clearly understand what it means. And I also have some questions about special words. Can anybody help me?
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Specialisation can be seen as a response to the problem of an increasing accumulation of scientific knowledge. By splitting up the subject matter into smaller units, one man could continue to handle the information and use it as the basis for further research. But specialisation was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication. Another was the growing professionalisation of scientific activity.
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1. "specialisation was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication." ----- Which one is affectiong the process of communication? Is specialisation or science? I don't understand it.
2. What's the difference between specialisation and professionalisation ?
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Specialisation can be seen as a response to the problem of an increasing accumulation of scientific knowledge. By splitting up the subject matter into smaller units, one man could continue to handle the information and use it as the basis for further research. But specialisation was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication. Another was the growing professionalisation of scientific activity.
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1. "specialisation was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication." ----- Which one is affectiong the process of communication? Is specialisation or science? I don't understand it.
2. What's the difference between specialisation and professionalisation ?
Top answer
" What this means is that specialisation is one of the things that has affected the process of communication in science (the way scientists communicate). Without seeing the full context it is impossible for me to tell you what the author means by "professionalisation". A professional, by the most rudimentary meaning of the word, is the opposite of an amateur.
- " What this means is that specialisation is one of the things that has affected the process of communication in science (the way scientists communicate).
- Without seeing the full context it is impossible for me to tell you what the author means by "professionalisation".
- A professional, by the most rudimentary meaning of the word, is the opposite of an amateur.
- A professional scientist conducts research as an occupation.
- An amateur scientist pursues it as a hobby.
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"specialisation was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication."
What this means is that specialisation is one of the things that has affected the process of communication in science (the way scientists communicate).
Without seeing the full context it is impossible for me to tell you what the author means by "professionalis
What this means is that specialisation is one of the things that has affected the process of communication in science (the way scientists communicate).
Without seeing the full context it is impossible for me to tell you what the author means by "professionalis
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"specialisation was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication"
Doesn't the sentence mean that specialisation is one of the developments within science that has affected communication in general? I don't see the meaning "communication in science". Am I wrong?
Thank you,
Miriam
Doesn't the sentence mean that specialisation is one of the developments within science that has affected communication in general? I don't see the meaning "communication in science". Am I wrong?
Thank you,
Miriam
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