abstract argument
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabstractandargument
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abstract
adjective
uk/ˈæb.strækt/us/ˈæb.strækt/
existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition ofabstractandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Generalizations of the verb-centered instances emerge gradually as the verb-centered categories themselves are analyzed into moreabstractargument-structure constructions.
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Theseabstractargument-structure constructions thus create an important top-down component to the process of linguistic communication.
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The fit criterion is one that is a function of intuition rather thanabstractargument.
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Whether there are rules of recognition is partly a matter of observation, not something that can be determined only byabstractargument.
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Cartwright backs up theabstractargumentby discussing three models, one from the physical theory of superconductivity and two from economics.
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Abstractargument, logic, makes use of concepts of force, containment and balance.
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Goldberg finds that children generalize beyond individual verbs to arrive at moreabstractargumentstructure constructions such as caused-motion.
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I will not at this moment enter upon any general orabstractargumentupon that question.
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On the other hand we all agree that anabstractargumentis not all that should be taken into account in making political decisions.
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I am not advancing anabstractargumentor engaging in an academic exercise here: that lack of confidence has practical damaging results.
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This is not anabstractargument.
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It would be a somewhatabstractargument.
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In order to save days ofabstractargumentin committee about noise, the committee decided that it would be valuable to visit a modern, operating tramway system.
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It is not anabstractargument.
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Mine must appear a highlyabstractargumentto those who are confident that they know who the bad ones are and who face them every day.
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Parables express anabstractargumentby means of using a concrete narrative which is easily understood.
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Of these two possibilities, he opts for the latter, but based upon abstract arguments only.
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Carroll fears that excessive attention paid to the specific dispute is likely to disadvantage the more generalabstractargument.
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