attribution

«attribution» in Mova's school dictionary: Saying who wrote, made, said or did something: giving credit — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (attribution, attributions)

meaning for a pupil

1) Saying who wrote, made, said or did something: giving credit. tree →

2) Saying what caused something: «the attribution of the flood to heavy rain». tree →

3) (formal) A quality that someone is thought to have. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school it matters when using pictures, quotes or facts from other people: you must give attribution (say where it came from) and not copy as if it were yours. In art and history experts argue about the attribution of a painting to a painter. Phrases: «with attribution», «without attribution», «give attribution», «correct attribution».

examples

• Always add an attribution when you use a photo from the internet. tree →
• The quote had no attribution, so we didn't know who said it. tree →
• The attribution of this painting to a famous artist is not certain. tree →
• Our teacher showed us how to write an attribution under a picture. tree →
• Copying words without attribution is called plagiarism. tree →
• The museum changed the attribution after new tests. tree →

note

Mostly uncountable, sometimes countable. Verb: attribute (to) — «The poem is attributed to an unknown writer.» Stress: at-tri-BU-tion. Do not confuse with «attributes» (qualities) or «contribution».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «attribution» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.