'What do you mean?' The importance of language in developing interdisciplinary research
'What do you mean?' The importance of language in developing interdisciplinary research
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1475-5661.2006.00218.x
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Oughton, E. A.
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作者：
Bracken, L. J. (nee Bull);Oughton, E. A.
人文地理学与自然地理学之间的统一性继续受到广泛的辩论。然而，如果地理要利用其在自然科学和社会科学之间的独特定位，地理学家需要能够更有效地跨人类和物理专业进行沟通。在本文中，我们专注于跨学科研究实践中的语言的意义和使用。跨学科研究在实现学科专家之间的有效沟通方面面临着一系列挑战，其中语言是关键。本文借鉴了一个讨论发展的初步想法的研究应用和实地考察日，以熟悉该研究领域的小组成员。方言、隐喻和发音被认为是语言的三个相互重叠的方面，它们在不同学科之间的理解中起着重要的作用。通过对动态、映射和集水三种情况的分析，说明了语言的这三个不同方面。我们的结论是，跨学科的项目必须分配时间的发展共享的词汇和理解。从共同语言中产生的共同理解反过来又在加强信任关系方面发挥着至关重要的作用，而信任关系是有效开展跨学科工作所必需的。
Unity between human and physical geography continues to be debated widely. However, if geography is to take advantage of its unique positioning between the natural and social sciences, geographers need to be able to communicate more effectively and efficiently across human and physical specialisms. In this paper we focus on the significance and uses of language in interdisciplinary research practice. Interdisciplinary research faces a range of challenges in achieving effective communication between discipline-based experts, of which language is key. This paper draws on a discussion developing the initial ideas for a research application and a field day to familiarize the group members with the study area. Dialects, metaphor and articulation are identified as three overlapping aspects of language which play an important role in developing understandings between different disciplines. These three different aspects of language are illustrated through the analysis of three situations focusing on the words dynamic, mapping and catchment. We conclude that interdisciplinary projects must allocate time to the development of shared vocabularies and understandings. Common understanding derived from shared languages in turn plays a vital role in enhancing the relations of trust that are necessary for effective interdisciplinary working.