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The second edition of this concise phrase book is an essential tool for all students who want to communicate their ideas, arguments and evaluations clearly and precisely. Featuring over 2,000 words common to most academic disciplines, it will help students to expand their vocabulary, understand how these words are used and spot mistakes in their own academic writing. Units present the words in full sentences, enabling users to see exactly how they are used, and also include additional information on context, connotation and collocations.

This is an ideal reference guide for students of all disciplines and levels who are required to complete written assignments as part of their course. It is also a valuable resource for students looking to fine tune their vocabulary for job searches, interviews and writing for professional purposes.

The Student Phrase Book: Vocabulary for Writing at University

Introduction.- TOPIC, AIM AND ARGUMENT.- 1. Topic- 2. Aim and scope.- 3. Proposition and argument.- DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION.- 4. Brief definitions.- 5. Classification and characteristics.- METHODOLOGY, METHOD AND FINDINGS.- 6. Methodology, model and method.- 7. Data, findings, problems and anomalies.- AMOUNT, LEVEL AND PROPORTION.- 8. Amount, level, proportion and distribution.- 9. Adequate and inadequate amounts.- CONTEXT, NORMS, RISK AND THREAT.- 10. Context, occurrence, norms and deviation.- 11. Advantage, disadvantage, risk and threat.- COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTANDING AND POSITION.- 12. Communication, expression, signification and portrayal.- 13. Knowledge, understanding, way of thinking and belief.- 14. Position, point of view, impartiality and bias.- 15. Time, sequence, duration and frequency- 16. Change, movement, trend and tendency.- ENCOURAGEMENT, ALLOWANCE AND PREVENTION.- 17. Encouragement and improvement, discouragement and deterioration.- 18. Allowance, prevention, exclusion and elimination.- ORIGIN, CAUSE, EFFECT AND LOGICAL RELATIONSHIP 19. Origin, cause and effect.- 20. Connection, compatibility, reciprocity and lack of relationship.- COMPARISON, SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENCE 21. Comparison, similarity, equivalence, convergence and balance.- 22. Difference, differentiation, diversity and divergence.- ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENTS,- 23. Analysis of evidence and identification of argument flaws.- 24. Grouping of authors' ideas and identification of common themes.- EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENTS.- 25. Authors' evaluations of each other.- 26. Your positive evaluation of evidence and arguments.- 27. Your negative evaluation of evidence and arguments.- 28. Your agreement, disagreement, and counterarguments.- IMPORTANCE, IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS.- 29. Linking evidence to theory and practice.- 30. Importance, significance and dominance.- 31. Influence and impact.- CONCLUSIONS, CLARIFICATION AND FUTURE ACTION.- 32. Conclusions, implications and new ideas.- 33. Qualifying conclusions and degrees of certainty.- 34. Summary, clarification and restatement of position.- 35. Recommendations, advice and solutions.- APPENDICES.- Latin abbreviations and phrases.- Word class: a brief explanation.- Index: word table.- Index: alphabetical.-