Erudite Relics of Loc Huu Ho

Definitions

• adept: is an individual identified as having attained a specific level of knowledge, skill, or aptitude in doctrines relevant to a particular author or organization
• axiomatic: evident without proof or argument; of or pertaining to an axiom; obvious (layman)
  
• exegetical: related to an exegesis, which is the interpretation and understanding of a text on the basis of the text itself
• gnomon: pronounced NO-mon, a Greek word meaning “the one who knows.” The gnomon is the pointer on a sundial, the part of the sundial that “knows” the time
• interlocutor: a person who takes part in a conversation
• par excellence: being the best of its kind; being a quintessential example of the kind in question
• truth-value: a proposition
  

RECORDING THE FINDINGS

Record primary research findings by a medium that suits your purpose.
Record secondary research findings as notes.

• Taking Notes (decide what to record and how to record the item; Record the sources of all internet-based material)
• Quoting the Work of Others (avoid plagiarism by correctly citing your sources; it is better to paraphrase your borrowed material to draw your conclusions from other works)
• Paraphrasing the Work of Others (to express the original idea in a clear, simple, direct, or emphatic way without distorting the idea and giving full credit to the source)

• Elements of an effective paraphrase:

reference to the author early in the paraphrase, to indicate the beginning of the borrowed passage

keywords retained from the original, to preserve the meaning

original sentences restructured and combined, for emphasis and fluency

needless words from the original deleted, for conciseness

your own word and phrases that help explain the author’s ideas, for clarity

a citation (in parentheses) of the exact source, to mark the end of the borrowed passage and to give full credit

preservation of the author’s original intent

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