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253established by the book will prevail) signals a great praise by the reviewer. In [C#34], thereviewer comments on the direction taken by a field that rapidly changes its configuration:[C#34] During the last fifteen years an explosion of literature in this field hasbeen observed. Improved analysis methods and advances in molecular biologyhave greatly contributed to this survival. In the framework of further explorationof the fast growing carbohydrate field, excellent reviews are of great helpIn linguistics, however, pressure to change is not a compulsory value:[L#1] The appearance of this collection of articles, edited by Ulla Connor andRobert Kaplan, marks an effort to extend the research field of text/discourseanalysis...[L#6] Alien Winds extends this analysis to a new domain, revealing what hasbeen obscured in the hidden curriculum of refugee education...As a result of this individualistic effort to advance the field, expansion of linguisticsmay be welcomed as a special tour de force made by especially endeavoring oroutstanding authors.6.3.3 Linguistics: Clear-Undefined and Testable-SpeculativeIn linguistics, tacit knowledge ix is to a certain extent diffuse and internal disputes arethe rule (Harris, 1993). What Becher (1987:273) points out about sociology holds true forlinguistics: each argument has to offer “its own persuasive structure”, creating anindividual perspective of the problem. On the whole, linguists show great concern aboutdiscussions over the status of knowledge, and clear and detailed treatment of topics isusuallypresented as a desirable quality. Expressions such as ‘clearly written’,