degree of formation vs formedness vs well-formedness of

[White Hat]

Hi, everyone!

Two things.

I'll be as brief as possible. I'm translating a scholarly paper. Below is what I need help with.

(1) Which one is better? -> degree to which something has been formed, degree to which something has formed, or degree to which something is formed

as in

'(the) degree to which a (certain) component (in teacher preparedness to be the subject of innovation activity) has been formed'.

(2) I want to know if it's OK to say "degree of formedness of the component" or if it should be "degree of well-formedness of the component" or even "degree of formation of the component".


I really need this fast. Thank you in advance.

 

[White Hat]

What's this? Where's everybody? I can't recognize my favorite forum, can I?

 

[GoesStation]

I haven't replied because I don't know which usage is normal in whatever field of study this paper represents. Do remember, though, that members in the northern hemisphere are increasingly likely to be on vacation as the summer progresses.

Write Where is everybody?

 

[White Hat]

GoesStation, is it wrong to say 'Where's everybody' (with 'is' contracted)?

 

[GoesStation]

GoesStation, is it wrong to say 'Where's everybody' (with 'is' contracted)?

If that's the whole sentence, yes. Is has to be stressed in that question, which is pronounced Where IS everybody?

 

[White Hat]

So, basically, if 'is' is not stressed, it can be contracted?

 

[GoesStation]

So, basically, if 'is' is not stressed, it can be contracted?

Yes, I believe so. In my dialect you'll even hear an unstressed is at the beginning of a sentence contracted, as in 's'at so? ("Is that so?")

 

[White Hat]

I didn't respond because none of the suggestions you offered made any sense to me.

Then you should've offered something that could help. That's what I would do if you needed help with some Russian. This forum is about helping others, those whose native tongue is not English. If something doesn't make sense to you, you don't have to say it if you don't have something useful to offer.

 

[White Hat]

I'm really disapponted. Gotta look elsewhere.

 

[jutfrank]

(1) It's difficult to advise without further context. (I don't understand "in teacher preparedness to be the subject of innovation activity".) has formed is active whereas is formed and has been formed are in a passive voice.

(2) Not really. Again it's very difficult to advise with so little context.

 

[White Hat]

That's OK. Sorry for being rude. I think I've figured it out already. These scholarly papers are such a pain in the neck sometimes. Much appreciated.

 

[White Hat]

I still need help with this.

Please tell me which one to use:

1) "factors affecting the degree to which a skill has formed/has been formed/is formed";
2) "factors affecting the degree of formedness/well-formedness of a skill".

I appreciate it.

 

[White Hat]

Basically, the question is,

Is it OK to say 'formedness' in English?

Anyone?

 

[White Hat]

Are there any alternatives you could suggest?

 

[GoesStation]

I still need help with this.

Please tell me which one to use:

1) "factors affecting the degree to which a skill has formed/has been formed/is formed";
2) "factors affecting the degree of formedness/well-formedness of a skill".

I appreciate it.

Each academic field uses vocabulary specific to itself. I'd choose words which are found in other papers in the same field.

 

[White Hat]

[h=3]Found this online. How accurate is this information?

Definition of Formedness[/h]1. Noun. (context: especially in combination) The condition of having a (specified) form

http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/formedness

 

[White Hat]

GoesStation,

what about

'factors affecting the degree to which a skill has formed/has been formed/is formed'

?

Which one do you like the most?

 

[White Hat]

Also found this:

Jesus is in us and the degree to which He has been formed in us (Gal. 4:19) is the degree to which He is able to be released and touch those around us.
http://wisdomfromtheword.ca/2016/05/

Looks like a Canadian site. Hope this works.

 

[GoesStation]

GoesStation,

what about

'factors affecting the degree to which a skill has formed/has been formed/is formed'

?

Which one do you like the most?

All three options are possible depending on the context. The first is probably the most likely.

 

[White Hat]

I'm pretty sure a lot of people are going to thank me for bringing this up, since this 'formedness' thing comes up pretty often in papers.