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Academic writing & research
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| istražívānje | research; a study |
| analíza | test, analysis |
| nȁūčnī rȃd | scientific paper |
| záključak | conclusion |
| úvod | introduction (the opening section); uvod u + acc. — an introduction to (a field) |
| metodològija | methodology — the section justifying the methods chosen; a single method is metoda |
| téza | thesis — the claim a paper argues; also a doctoral thesis (doktorska teza) |
| hipotéza | hypothesis |
| prȅtpostāvka | assumption, premise (what is taken as given) |
| argumentácija | argumentation — the structured line of reasoning |
| sintéza | synthesis, drawing together (the counterpart of analiza) |
| úzorak | sample (specimen; also a research sample) |
| sažétak | summary of any text, yours or someone else's (fleeting a: sažetka) |
| àpstrakt | abstract — the formal block heading a scholarly paper (sažetak is the wider word) |
| kljȗčnē rȇči | keywords (the list following the abstract) |
| prílog | attachment |
| citírati | to quote, to cite (+ acc.; biaspectual) |
| cìtāt | quotation — someone's exact words, in quotation marks |
| návod | a cited passage or reference; pl. navodi — the claims cited (prema navodima — according to) |
| nàvēsti | to cite, to give (a quote, an example), to state (a source) (pf.; ipf. navoditi) |
| pozívati se na | to refer to, to invoke (+ acc.): pozivati se na Ivića (pf. pozvati se na) |
| parafrazírati | to paraphrase (the reference is still needed; biaspectual) |
| prȅma | according to (+ dat.), attributing a claim to a source: prema Ivanoviću; also towards |
| preùzēti | to collect, take over; to download; to borrow (text, data) |
| ìzvor | a spring; also a source of information or a historical source |
| spȉsak literatúre | reference list — every work the text cites; a single item in it is an izvor |
| bibliogràfija | bibliography — works on the topic, cited or not (wider than spisak literature) |
| fȕsnōta | footnote |
| plàgijat | plagiarism — someone else's text passed off as one's own |
| tabèla | table (in a document) |
| gràfikon | chart, graph (a picture of data; a schedule is raspored) |
| relevàntan | relevant, pertinent (definite form relevantni) |
| spròvesti | to conduct, to carry out (research, a survey) (pf.; ipf. sprovoditi) |
| obrazlòžiti | to justify, to give reasons for (pf.; ipf. obrazlagati; noun obrazloženje) |
| objáviti | to publish |
| čȁsopīs | journal, periodical; naučni časopis — a scholarly journal |
| recènzija | review, referee's report on a manuscript or book |
| recènzent | reviewer, referee (fem. recenzentkinja) |
| mèntor | supervisor of a thesis or dissertation (fem. mentorka) |
| ȍdbrana | defence of a thesis — the public session before the committee; also defence in general |
| komìsija | committee, panel — the board that hears a defence or an exam |
| disertácija | dissertation (usually doctoral: doktorska disertacija) |
| doktòrāt | doctorate |
| zvánje | academic rank — a teacher's grade (docent, vanredni profesor, …) |
| nostrifikácija | recognition of a foreign diploma in Serbia (the everyday name for the procedure) |
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