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HISTORICAL CRITICISM [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Cinematography
- Television Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- film critic
1, record 1, English, film%20critic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- critic 1, record 1, English, critic
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An individual who writes and/or publishes a review of a film from either an artistic or entertainment point of view. 1, record 1, English, - film%20critic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Film reviews often analyze and discuss a film's details, its content and characters, a critique of the performances, camera work, directing, editing, production, and script; film critics are usually more philosophical and theoretical than film reviewers or commentators; film criticism refers to the analysis of the narrative, historical and stylistic characteristics of film; ’critics’is sometimes abbreviated as crix. 1, record 1, English, - film%20critic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The familiar plural form of "critic" is "crix". 2, record 1, English, - film%20critic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Cinématographie
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- critique de cinéma
1, record 1, French, critique%20de%20cin%C3%A9ma
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui fait une analyse commentée d'œuvres cinématographiques en tant que forme artistique ou de divertissement. 2, record 1, French, - critique%20de%20cin%C3%A9ma
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Library Science (General)
- Cartography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- map librarian
1, record 2, English, map%20librarian
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the map librarian [is] an intermediary between map collection and user... The librarian function as translator and mediator between patrons and materials is possibly more important in a historical map library than in another type, because so many of the users from the amateur genealogist to the historical researcher are unfamiliar with the potential uses of maps. Map users will often need a guide who can teach them to apply the apparatus of historical criticism to maps, as they are adept at doing to other historical sources. 2, record 2, English, - map%20librarian
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Map librarians, Dr. Williams noted, are the fortunate recipients of ages worth of knowledge about the world. 3, record 2, English, - map%20librarian
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
map librarian: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - map%20librarian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)
- Cartographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cartothécaire
1, record 2, French, cartoth%C3%A9caire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne gérant une cartothèque, lieu de conservation et de consultation de cartes géographiques. 2, record 2, French, - cartoth%C3%A9caire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cartothécaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - cartoth%C3%A9caire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-03-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- phonocentric
1, record 3, English, phonocentric
adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
centered on sound (here for a figure of speech). 1, record 3, English, - phonocentric
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For her part, it is enough to bring together "historical study and literary criticism" on the assumption that in the work of "the great writers"(a hierarchy ripe for deconstruction) "history speaks with a human voice"(a revealing phonocentric trope).(Source : London Review of Books, 22 Jan. 1987, p. 10). 1, record 3, English, - phonocentric
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- phonocentrique
1, record 3, French, phonocentrique
adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- History
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- historical criticism 1, record 4, English, historical%20criticism
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Histoire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- critique des sources 1, record 4, French, critique%20des%20sources
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Harrap 1947) 1, record 4, French, - critique%20des%20sources
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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