Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Ausgangsthesen

English translation:

(initial) hypotheses [assumptions]

Added to glossary by Steffen Walter
Sep 28, 2004 12:12
19 yrs ago
German term

Ausgangsthesen

German to English Art/Literary Education / Pedagogy
"Aussgangsthesen and Schlussthesen"
structural headings of an academic paper
what are the EN equivalents (aside from opening & closing remarks???)

Proposed translations

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initial assumptions/hypotheses

See, for example, usage @
http://www.media.uwe.ac.uk/masoud/cal-97/papers/murray.htm
http://westgroup.icapb.ed.ac.uk/DaveA/PDFS/Comment_on_Enquis...
http://westgroup.icapb.ed.ac.uk/DaveA/PDFS/Comment_on_Enquis...

I'd translate "Schlussthesen" as "conclusion(s)".

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-09-28 12:22:32 GMT)
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\"conclusion\" (preference for singular)

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-09-28 12:23:48 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant to quote
http://www.modern-languages.qmul.ac.uk/adger/EDS/EDS04outlin...
as my third example (demonstrating the use of \"initial hypotheses\").
Peer comment(s):

agree Norbert Hermann : Hi Steffen :-) - I go with assumptions
7 mins
agree Kim Metzger : Hypotheses and conclusions. http://www.accessexcellence.org/LC/TL/filson/linkconc.html
12 mins
Yup, fair enough.
agree Ron Peek
24 mins
agree Michael Pauls
29 mins
agree gangels (X) : hypotheses or even 'proposals' yes; 'assumptions' doesn't sound–well–, very "academic'"
1 hr
Well, "(initial) assumptions" is used quite widely in the academic world in relation to research and papers (also in the US) - see, f.ex., http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/secondary.pdf + http://www.stanford.edu/dept/DoR/rph/2-8.html
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5 mins

original premise

possible

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-28 12:18:21 GMT)
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Or: basic or starting premise
Peer comment(s):

agree gangels (X)
1 hr
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8 mins

prologue

why not?
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