specialist literature
die Fachliteratur, die Fachliteraturen
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specialist literature
The entirety of the academic or specialized books, articles, and publications on a particular subject area.
Für ihre Masterarbeit muss sie die aktuelle Fachliteratur zum Thema künstliche Intelligenz auswerten.
For her master's thesis, she has to evaluate the current specialist literature on the topic of artificial intelligence.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Fachliteraturen |
| genitive | der Fachliteratur |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Fachliteratur | die Fachliteraturen |
| accusative | die Fachliteratur | die Fachliteraturen |
| dative | der Fachliteratur | den Fachliteraturen |
| genitive | der Fachliteratur | der Fachliteraturen |
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The word is made up of 'Fach' (subject or field) and 'Literatur' (literature). So it refers to the entirety of texts on a specialist subject.
Er muss für seine Prüfung die gesamte Fachliteratur des Semesters kennen.
He has to know all the specialist literature from the semester for his exam.
'Fachliteratur' (specialist literature) is an uncountable noun and is almost always used in the singular, even when talking about many books and articles. A plural form practically does not exist.
Es gibt viel neue Fachliteratur zu diesem Thema.
There is a lot of new specialist literature on this topic.
In academic contexts, 'Fachliteratur' (specialist literature) is often combined with verbs such as 'studieren' (to study), 'auswerten' (to evaluate), 'recherchieren' (to research), or 'zitieren' (to cite).
Für ihre Doktorarbeit wertet sie die einschlägige Fachliteratur aus.
For her doctoral dissertation, she is evaluating the relevant specialist literature.
