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How can I tell that I have done enough literature research? Is there a specific amount of time one should devote to it? [closed]
Finding and gathering references can be a quite time-consuming task as it demands one to get accustomed with the terminology and concepts of the related topic / area.
How much time should one devote ...
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How to read without specific purpose?
Posting for a friend, but in first person for simplicity.
I am a research master student in linguistics of a particular language. In my bachelor thesis and some coursework I specialised on a very ...
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Term for reverse lookup of concepts
Suppose I have envisioned a concept that I am fairly certain has been explored before. I can describe its nature and its characteristics, but I do not know the formal name of the concept, nor its ...
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How do people in academia know whether their research, result, theorem or thesis is original work?
I am curious as to how academia continues itself without replication or reinventing the wheel. So many academicians in so many areas of work, how would one ever find out whether the work he or she is ...
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