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Topics of Opinions and ideas


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Unit 31. Talking about ideas
Postmodernism
1. movement of intellectual thought intellektual dncnin hrkat \ axn
2. academic disciplines akademik fnlr
3. reaction to sth nys reaksiya
4. emphasize xsusi hmiyyt vermk
5. essence mahiyyt, sil, mz
6. generalize mumildirmk \ ictimaildirmk
7. interpret izah etmk, aydnladrmaq
8. valid etibarl, hqiqi, yararl
9. criterion \ criteria (sing \ pl) kriteriya \lar\
10. phenomenon \ phenomena fenomen \lr\
11. hypothesis \ hypotheses hipoteza, frziyy, ehtimal \lar\
12. analysis \ analyses thlil, analiz \lr\
13. thesis \ theses tezis, sas fikir, mdda \lar\
Some useful nouns relating to ideas
14. concept principle, idea anlay
15. framework (system of rules, beliefs or ideas used as the basis for something)
16. approach yanama
17. model (for e.g. Marxist model) model
18. notion belief, idea ry, fikir
19. perception belief, opinion qavray, dnc
20. stance (government's stance on this issue) mvqe (bu msld hkumtin mvqeyi)
21. viewpoint opinion nqteyi-nzr, ry
Other difficult words and expressions
22. discuss sth nyis mzakir etmk
23. It can be argued that bel dnl bilr ki... (akademik dild bu ifadlr n my
24. Most (people) would argue that ... opiniondan daha mvafiqdir)
Unit 32. Reporting what others says
Reporting verbs
25. suggests tklif etmk
26. states byan elmk, bildirmk; tsdiq etmk
27. claims tlb etmk, iddia etmk
28. asserts tsdiq elmk, mdafi etmk, qorumaq
29. contends iddia etmk, raz olmamaq, hct etmk
30. maintains qorumaq; saxlamaq; mdafi etmk
31. somebody declares that elan etmk (declaration byannam)
32. implies fikrind tutmaq, gman etmk
33. argues mbahis \ sbut etmk
34. observes mahid elmk, grmk, hiss etmk
35. notes qeyd elmk, bildirmk
36. comments tnqidi qeydlr etmk, rh etmk
37. points out gstrmk
38. sb advances sth This words used irli srmk
39. sb puts forvard sth with idea, theory, irli srmk, tklif etmk
40. sb proposes sth hypothesis tklif etmk
41. emphasizes
vurulamaq
42. highlights, stresses
43. demonstrates nmayi etdirmk; gstrmk
44. proves sbut etmk
45. sb mentions sth nyins adn kmk, xatrlatmaq
46. pinpoints nys diqqt kmk
47. questions soru-suala tutmaq, istintaq elmk
48. explain izah etmk
49. describes tsvir etmk
Reporting nouns
50. sb provides an explanation rh vermk
51. sb gives a description tsvir etmk
52. sb's suggestion mslht, tklif
53. sb's statement bildirm, tsdiq etm (fakt v s.)
54. sb's claim \ assertion \ contention mvqe, ry, fikir
55. sb's implication bildiri, vurulama, implikasiya
56. worth dyrli, hmiyytli
57. sb's argument dlil, sbut, sas
58. sb's emphasis \ stress on sth vuru, qeyd etm, nzr arpdrma
59. sb's observation mahid, mlahiz
60. sb's demonstration nmayi etdirm, gstrm
61. sb's proof sbut
Unit 33. Analyzing of results
Analysing in academic texts
62. come to
conclusion about sth ns haqqnda nticy glmk
63. reach
64. (dis)advantage of course of action hrkt kursunun stnlklri (mnfi chtlri drawbacks)
65. benefit(s) outweigh the drawbacks or vice versa mnftlr mnfi chtlri stlyir v ya ksin
66. weighing up sth lb-bimk, gtr-qoy elmk, qiymt vermk
67. one\both\each side(s) of an argument arqumentin bir \ iki \ hr trfi
68. relevant aspects of sth (e.g.the issue)
69. point(s)
70. raise
71. take into account \ take account of a range of variables btn mmkn dyiikliklri dyrlndirmk
72. variance dyiiklik, dyiilm, dyim
73. deduce ntic xarmaq, izah etmk
74. draw conclusions ntic xarmaq, nticy glmk
75. soundly (completely, firmly) based on their results tamamil onlarn nticlrinin zrind qurulub
Weighing up results
76. come down on one side or the other to make a decision between two opposing points of view
A particularly strong argument may tip the scales in Gcl arqument trzinin gzn bir trfin xeyrin
77.
favour of one side. dyiir.
78. scale trzi, trzi kasas, kala, drc
Sentences relating to analyses
79. The survey provided some useful insights into (points that help us to understand more clearly) the problem.
80. The results point to (show, indicate) an interesting trend.
81. On the basis of our data we would predict (ehtimal etmk) continuing social unrest.
82. We found that women constitute (account for tkil etmk) 40% of the workforce.
83. We began with a critical (giving opinions) review of the literature n the field.
84. Most of our respondents were critical (not pleased, negative about) of the new law.
85. We are reaching a critical (very important) period in terms of global climate change.
86. The patient in in a critical (serious) condition.
87. deeply critical = very negative
88. absolutely critical = extremely important
Unit 36. Talking about points of view
Expressing aims (from Unit 35)
89. deliberate \ intentional mqsdli, dnlm
90. goal \ objective \\ purpose \ intention mqsd \\ niyyt
91. motive motiv, hrktverici qvv
92. priority prioritetlik
93. strategy strategiya
94. target hdf
Commenting on others' views (from Unit 36)
95. No one can be completely objective in their point of view.
96. inevitably bhsiz ki, ...
97. subjective(ly) subyektivlik, subyektiv olmaq
98. impartial qrzsiz, bitrf
99. tend to be biased necs olmaa meylli olmaq
tend to be in favour of sth qeyri-uri nys stnlk vermy \ mnfi
100.
biased prejudiced against sth\sb qiymtlndirmy meylli olmaq
101. rational irrational rasional irrasional
102. standpoint = a set of beliefs fikir, ry, nqteyi-nzr
103. radical radikal
104. reactionary irtica, mrtce siyast trfdar
105. conservative mhafizkar
106. immature mature inkiaf etmmi \ inkiaf etmi, tkmil
107. on the other hand digr trfdn
108. thoughtful fikirli, daln
Word combinations relating to points of view (from Unit 36)
109. to hold views [has opinions] fikr, nqteyi-nzr malik \ sahib olmaq
110. to adopt \ take a principled stance [take a position] prinsipial yanaman mnimsmk
111. to change \ shift your position mvqeyini dyimk
112. have ethical objections (etiraz) to sth dislike for reasons relating to morality (xlaq qaydalar)
113. the principles underlying [basic idea lying behind]
114. to encounter prejudice etirazla (nyarqyla) zlmk
115. deep-rooted prejudice [strong, unreasonably negative views] drin kk salm nyarglar
116. from (someone's) point of view kimins nqteyi-nzrindn
Unit 37. Degrees of certainty
Being tentative
117. There is some evidence to suggest that bzi sbutlara gr irli srl bilr ki ...
118. It can be argued that ... bel nticy glin bilr ki ...
119. It may not be the case that hr halda ola bilmz ki ...
120. It would seem \ appear that ... bel grnr ki, bel ortaya xr ki
121. We can presume that gman ed bilrik ki ...
122. There appears \ seems to be some evidence bzi faktlarn mvcudluu ortaya xb (ki, ...)
123. There is some evidence that ... bzi faktlara gr ...
It is true or almost certainly true
124. undoubtedly \ certainly bhsix ki, lbtt
125. of course lbtt
126. evident \ obvious, clear easily seen or understood aq aydn
127. apparently grndy kimi, aq-akar
128. presumably ehtimal ki, yqin ki
129. There is a tendency for sb\sth = It is often the case that nys nyns\kimns bir tendensiyadr
130. Boys tend to do sth = Boys are likely to do sth ola bilsin ki
131. There is every likehood that = it is probable hr halda ... \ yksk ehtimal ...
132. The situation is liable to change = may change, is likely to change vziyyt dyin oxayr
The writer is unsure
133. allegedly guya ki
134. allege tsdiqlmk (sbutsuz)
135. is\are considered to be hesab edilir
136. perception qavray, drk etm, bilm
137. The article reportedly an excellent piece of work. deyiln gr
138. In the absence of evidence to the contrary ks-sbut olmad n ...
139. assume gman etmk

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