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Grenzbereiche

English translation: overlapping areas/fields of study

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German term or phrase:Grenzbereiche
English translation:overlapping areas/fields of study
Entered by: Veronika McLaren

16:23 Mar 12, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Education / Pedagogy / research
German term or phrase: Grenzbereiche
interdisziplinäre Forschung in Grenzbereichen and ...Grenzbereiche zwischen den verschiedenen Schwerpunkten
Veronika McLaren
Local time: 20:17
overlapping areas/fields of study
Explanation:
Google provides numerous examples.
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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:17
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Thanks for the help!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5overlapping areas/fields of study
Lancashireman
3peripheries
gangels (X)
3Frontier Research
H. C. Centner
3(research) at the edges
Michael Martin, MA


Discussion entries: 7





  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
overlapping areas/fields of study


Explanation:
Google provides numerous examples.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 370
Grading comment
Thanks for the help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vera H.
30 mins
agree  David Hollywood: on the button mein Herr :) very nice way of putting it
9 hrs
agree  J Fox
11 hrs
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Trotz Google
15 hrs
agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
19 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
peripheries


Explanation:
or OUTER LIMITS / FRINGES / DISTANT CONFINES / BORDERLINE FIELDS

gangels (X)
Local time: 18:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 84
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Vera H.: Although the context given is a bit vague, it doesn't seem to fit here
32 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Frontier Research


Explanation:
A simple definition of frontier research could be “research taking place at the frontiers of knowledge,” perhaps qualifying this definition with “in a particular area or field.” This definition is clearly somewhat imprecise, however. Indeed, argu­ably it dodges the question, as it pushes the definition back a step, to the question of the frontiers of knowledge, and fails to offer a distinguishing feature with which to identify frontier research as all research is about something unknown and can potentially contribute new knowledge.


    Reference: http://www.fgcsic.es/lychnos/en_en/forum/frontier_research_b...
H. C. Centner
Germany
Local time: 17:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Another good option, thanks!

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(research) at the edges


Explanation:
Others have correctly pointed out there are at least two different definitions involved here. Overlapping fields of study is one of them but it looks to me that 'interdisziplinäre Forschung in Grenzbereichen' is mentioned first for a reason and points in a different direction.

Compare with example below:

"We are considering here the effects of democratizing research at the edges of our respective fields, a back to the future move as Strafford [29] suggests in her study of the beginnings of 17th century science."

Research in "boundary areas" also sounds appropriate but probably not "fringe areas" as many would associate that term with outlandish or discredited ideas...

'Grenzbereiche' may also include research at the "frontier of our knowledge" although the focus is more on the "edges" of scientific disciplines, IMO.


    Reference: http://www.iiis.org/Fox.pdf
Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 20:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 178
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you - reference sounds convincing, too.

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