On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:00:12 -0800, John DeRosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:23:56 +0900, Byung-Hee HWANG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >>On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 00:10 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> On Nov 6, 12:30 pm, Nicola Talbot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > I've updated my "Using LaTeX to write a PhD thesis" tutorial. Both PDF > >My understanding is that the correct nomenclature is, "Master's >thesis," and, "PhD dissertation." This may be more common usage in some regions, but "thesis" is more general and quite correct in either case, as the following indicate. === Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/): exposition a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a given topic; an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse treatise a formal exposition thesis dissertation a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree === Oxford Refernce Online--requires subscription (http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/views/GLOBAL.html): The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms: thesis an argument or proposition, which may be opposed by an antithesis ; or a scholarly essay defending some proposition, usually a dissertation submitted for an academic degree. --- Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage thesis meaning a dissertation, has the plural form theses , pronounced thee -seez . --- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology: thesis proposition, theme XVI ; (theme of) a dissertation XVII . === Merriam-Webster Online (http://www.m-w.com/): thesis 4: a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view; especially : one written by a candidate for an academic degree dissertation an extended usually written treatment of a subject; specifically : one submitted for a doctorate === HTH? wwwayne -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
