Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Denomination
English translation:
field
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Jan 13, 2016 13:23
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German term
Denomination
German to English
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Anyone know a commonly used term for "Denomination" in the sense of assigning a professor to a specific field?
In Germany, "Denomination" means something like a deputation or assignment of an academic, see here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denomination_(Wissenschaft)
In Germany, "Denomination" means something like a deputation or assignment of an academic, see here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denomination_(Wissenschaft)
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +2 | field | Ramey Rieger (X) |
3 +1 | denomination | Johanna Timm, PhD |
1 | (academic) designation | Jonathan MacKerron |
Proposed translations
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field
In English, denomination is one's attachment to a religion, or the religion itself.
I'm still looking for some references.
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Note added at 44 mins (2016-01-13 14:07:40 GMT)
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area of study
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Note added at 19 hrs (2016-01-14 08:34:35 GMT)
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In response to your note, I would still suggest field, but perhaps supplement it with 'of responsibility'
I'm still looking for some references.
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Note added at 44 mins (2016-01-13 14:07:40 GMT)
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area of study
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Note added at 19 hrs (2016-01-14 08:34:35 GMT)
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In response to your note, I would still suggest field, but perhaps supplement it with 'of responsibility'
Note from asker:
"Denomination" means something like the job description, but not exactly. Like the CFO's "denomination" would be to watch finances. It doesn't have to be his specialization. |
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Yes, maybe "specialist field" or "specialty", as the Wikipedia article says it's a subset of a larger subject such as education or business studies.
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Yes, specialist field is good!
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Lancashireman
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Ranging over...
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(academic) designation
finds garners a few googles in association with university professors
Note from asker:
Designation is more like the title: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_designations_in_the_United_States |
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denomination
“denomination” is the term used in academic publications describing the German concept
https://goo.gl/07dbcK
https://goo.gl/84Pgse
The already established professorship in German Computational Philology (with a focus in Medieval Studies) will be complemented by two new professorships with the denominations W3 German Linguistics – Corpus and Computational Linguistics, and W2 Modern German Literature – Digital Literary Studies. The Institute thus aims to consolidate its profile in German Studies while further intensifying its commitment to the Digital Humanities that started over ten years ago.
https://textencodinginitiative.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/2-dh...
https://goo.gl/07dbcK
https://goo.gl/84Pgse
The already established professorship in German Computational Philology (with a focus in Medieval Studies) will be complemented by two new professorships with the denominations W3 German Linguistics – Corpus and Computational Linguistics, and W2 Modern German Literature – Digital Literary Studies. The Institute thus aims to consolidate its profile in German Studies while further intensifying its commitment to the Digital Humanities that started over ten years ago.
https://textencodinginitiative.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/2-dh...
Peer comment(s):
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Johannes Gleim
: Sounds correct.
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neutral |
Lancashireman
: Second link: "Parallel professors will cut each other here and now." (Walter Rüegg)
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Discussion
The example doesn't give much info. The cited Wikipedia article is better.