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1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    This article presents a surprising take on the very important subject.

  • Competing interests:
    no
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    yes

  • How to cite:  Ovsich A J.A surprising take on the very important subject[Review of the article 'The Grammatical Roots Of Jihadism: How Cognitive Science Can Help Us Understand The War On Terror ' by Goldwag A].WebmedCentral 2012;3(4):WMCRW001656
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1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    The list of questions implied by this short paper is not much shorter than the paper itself. How much a language family defines the culture that is using it? For example, is disregard for privacy in Russia resulting from lack if corresponding noun in Russian language? Regardless to the cause/effect relationship (another question), the language can be used to observe a cultural phenomenon.  At the same time, cultures that use languages from the same family can greatly vary – as Jewish and Arabic cultures do: quite a few questions, starting with language variety in ne family and up to specifics of Hebrew history: contemporary Hebrew, as artificially revived language, contains words specifically introduced for modern concepts. Keeping in mind political sensitivity of the subject  authors deserve  lot of appreciation for touching the subject and formulating it as a pure scientific problem definitely deserving a thorough study.    

     

  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Social Choice Theory, Computer Linguistics, Psychology 

  • How to cite:  Petrov S .Where expressive power (of a grammar) becomes restrictive?[Review of the article 'The Grammatical Roots Of Jihadism: How Cognitive Science Can Help Us Understand The War On Terror ' by Goldwag A].WebmedCentral 2012;3(3):WMCRW001583
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