emerging theory

collocation in English

meaningsofemergingandtheory

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emerging
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈmɜː.dʒɪŋ/us
/ɪˈmɝː.dʒɪŋ/
starting ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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(Definition ofemergingandtheoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theemergingtheoryof literacy-as-social-practice drew on the well-developed theories and methodologies of sociolinguistics and the ethnography of communication as it moved forward.
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We further ground it in theemergingtheoryof folkpsychology.
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Theemergingtheoryis one that models child cognition in the same architecture as adult cognition and that sees development as just a matter of regular learning.
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Both sought to state and prove a grand uniformization theorem that would serve as a capstone to theemergingtheory.
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She is a leader in theemergingtheoryof behavioral economics and law.
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Not only interviews or observations but anything is data that helps the researcher generating concepts for theemergingtheory.
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This stopping point is reached when new data does not change theemergingtheoryanymore.
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Early attempts to define situated cognition focused on contrasting theemergingtheorywith information processing theories dominant in cognitive psychology.
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Smith praises the doctor for his altruistic work and discusses emerging theories for the betterment of mankind.
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