authorship
part of speech
noun (authorship, usually no plural)
meaning for a pupil
1) The fact of being the person who wrote a book, article, song or other piece of work. tree →
2) The question of who wrote something, when it is not certain. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Jewish tradition says Sefer Yetzirah came from God and was given to Adam and then Abraham. Scholars of the time, like Mordell, say there is no proof of who wrote it or when. In the primary lessons: In English and history lessons it appears when we ask who wrote a text, and in discussions about copying and giving credit. It tells the reader who made a piece of writing. Common phrases: "the authorship of", "claim authorship", "disputed authorship", "joint authorship".
examples
- From the foregoing it is evident that so far we have no historic document by which to prove either the authorship or the exact age of the Sefer Yetzirah. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Thus far. it has been impossible to determine tiic ago and authorship of tlic Sefer Yetzirah. .Tcwish tradition claims divine origin for it: it was intrusted by tlie Lord to Adam and after- wards to Abraham***). (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- The authorship of the old poem is unknown. tree →
- Nobody is sure about the authorship of some fairy tales. tree →
- The two friends shared authorship of the comic. tree →
- You must not claim authorship of work you copied. tree →
- Experts argued about the authorship of the letter. tree →
- Putting your name on a project shows your authorship. tree →
- Paul Lacroix, in his fine edition of 1886, goes as far as to attribute the entire authorship of the prose tales to Perrault's son. tree →
note
Usually uncountable: "authorship", not "an authorship". It comes from "author" plus "-ship" (like friendship). Copying someone's work and saying it is yours is called plagiarism and is cheating.
Trees and pragmatics
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