American studies
Definition
A branch of the humanities and social sciences that deals with the multidisciplinary, systematic, and structural study of the history, languages, literature, culture, ethnography, and political institutions of the peoples of the American continent, with a special modern focus on the evolution of the United States of America.
Bilingual Equivalents
- American studies
- Americanistics
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, structurally used in singular form within administrative and academic classifications. |
| Formation | Scientific noun derived from the root 'American' by attaching the productive disciplinary suffix '-istics'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ə.mɛr.ɪ.kən.ˈɪs.tɪks] |
| Source | International Compendium of Scientific Disciplines and Academic Humanities |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Facultatea de Limbi Străine a introdus un nou modul de americanistică axat pe studiul dialectelor indigene.
EN: The Faculty of Foreign Languages introduced a new American studies module focused on the study of indigenous dialects.
RO: Dezvoltarea acestei discipline numite americanistică a permis o mai bună înțelegere a legăturilor dintre Europa și SUA.
EN: The development of this discipline called Americanistics allowed for a better understanding of the connections between Europe and the US.
RO: Lucrarea sa de doctorat reprezintă o contribuție structurală deosebită în domeniul de americanistică modernă.
EN: His doctoral thesis represents an outstanding structural contribution to the field of modern American studies.
Idioms & Phrases
Catedră de americanistică / Department of American studies
RO: Departament universitar specializat în predarea și cercetarea aprofundată a elementelor culturale și istorice din Americi.
EN: A university department specialized in the teaching and deep research of cultural and historical elements of the Americas.
Cercetare în americanistică / Research in Americanistics
RO: Activitate științifică organizată având ca scop documentarea și analiza evoluțiilor politice sau lingvistice din SUA.
EN: An organized scientific activity aimed at documenting and analyzing political or linguistic developments in the US.
Tratat de americanistică / Treatise of American studies
RO: Operă academică de mari dimensiuni ce reunește cunoștințele structurale acumulate despre popoarele Noului Continent.
EN: A large-scale academic work gathering the structural knowledge accumulated about the peoples of the New World.
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