A Conceptual Encyclopedia for the Social Sciences.

Riggs, Fred W.

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Conceptual Encyclopedia for the Social Sciences.

Riggs, Fred W.

International Social Science Journal, v39 n1 p109-25 Feb 1987

Presents the design of a long-term project aimed at facilitating communication among social scientists in different countries by the production of a new kind of encyclopedia, called the INTERCOCTA Encyclopedia. The project does not attempt to standardize or legislate terminology. (JDH)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Encyclopedias, Fundamental Concepts, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Language Planning, Language Usage, Lexicography, Social Sciences

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Language: English

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