unitary phenomenon
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunitaryandphenomenon
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unitary
adjective
uk/ˈjuː.nɪ.tər.i/us/ˈjuː.nɪ.ter.i/
of a system of local government in the UK in which official power is given to one organization that deals with all matters in a local area instead of to several organizations that each deal with only a ...
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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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(Definition ofunitaryandphenomenonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Our findings suggest that word-internal alveolar stop deletion is not aunitaryphenomenon, but two different processes that arise at different points during speech production.
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None of the approaches discussed in this book attempt to account for all aspects of anaphora, because anaphora is not aunitaryphenomenon.
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The definition of reminiscence has become further complicated by the realization that it is not helpful to treat it as aunitaryphenomenon.
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To sum up, viewed as practical social action, language alternation is not aunitaryphenomenon.
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Pain is not aunitaryphenomenon.
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Thought disorder in schizophrenia is not aunitaryphenomenon.
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But even if a rigid distinction between the two terms is difficult to uphold, this does not mean we should see relativism itself as aunitaryphenomenon.
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A unifying theme is the idea that word-learning is not aunitaryphenomenonat all, but rather a dynamic set of processes involving a multitude of disparate abilities.
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Grolnick et al. (1997) describe parent involvement not as aunitaryphenomenon, but rather as a broad and multidimensional concept, which includes emotional and personal aspects.
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It has been argued that pseudo-coordination is not aunitaryphenomenon.
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Adherents of this perspective have criticized traditional accounts of literacy and literacy acquisition as unitary phenomena with clear social and cognitive consequences.
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