Re: answer to Lloyd and Dylan. - definition artifact/artefact

In article <GdTrg.8175$E02.2470@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Inger-Eleonora" <inger_e.johansson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Lloyd and Dylan,
how about reading Oxford's definition instead of pick on me because I, as
well as others here and elsewhere use same as Oxford??????

Artifact definition found here:
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/artefact?view=uk

"artefact
/aartifakt/ (US artifact)

. noun a functional or decorative man-made object.

- ORIGIN from Latin arte 'using art' + factum 'something made'."

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In other word accept that definition. That's the one that's valid. Your
personal views aren't.

Inger E


To elaborate a point that I think Tom M. made originally, different
scientific fields often develop specialized technical vocabularies that
aren't necessarily congruent with the dictionary definitions of the same
word or words. These technical vocabularies often become a short hand
way of refering to larger concepts. This used to be part of a basic
intro to the History of Science when I was an undergrad.

The Oxford English dictionary definition isn't useful here, since we're
talking about the discipline of archaeology with its technical
vocabulary.


rus
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