Methods of conceptual analysis Constructive analysis Reductive analysis. Detectionanalyiss

- what predictions made by the primary theory within the discipline

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a paradigm (/ˈpærədaɪm/) is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitute legitimate contributions to a field.




Thomas Kuhn's landmark “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” got people talking about paradigm shifts, to the point the word itself now suggests an incomplete or biased perspective.
The paradigm of "go" is "go, went, gone."





Paradigms have two aspects.
Firstly, within normal science, the term refers to the set of exemplary experiments that are likely to be copied or emulated.
Secondly, underpinning this set of exemplars are shared preconceptions, made prior to – and conditioning – the collection of evidence




In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Kuhn wrote that "the successive transition from one paradigm to another via revolution is the usual developmental pattern of mature science"



15 Topic: Language and culture – the problem of ethnicity in linguistics

The relationship between language and culture is multi-directional – speakers give value to words for culturally important things and use these same words to create certain attitudes in listeners. 





Language and culture
Does culture influence language or does language affect culture?