discipline-specific

English edit

Adjective edit

discipline-specific (comparative more discipline-specific, superlative most discipline-specific)

  1. (linguistics, education) Relating to, or forming part of, the typical language used in a particular field of study.
    • 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 1:
      The extent of a general academic vocabulary has been questioned by previous research that has found vocabulary and lexical bundles vary so much by discipline that a discipline-specific approach to vocabulary instruction should be adopted.