Date:  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 09:19:22 -0500

From:  "M. Lynne Murphy" <104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA>

Subject: Re: discussant



seth sez:



> I am intrigued by the word "discussant" below. This is the first instance

> of its use I have seen. Any previous use? Apparently

> discussant=panelist=discusser

>

> I would very much appreciate recommendations (including self-recommendations)

> for a qualified person to be a discussant for a panel I am chairing on



i think "discussant" is pretty standard in conferences where there

are papers and reaction papers. so, there are presenters and

discussants. perhaps it's also used in cases like _current

anthropology_ and _brain and behavioral sciences_ where the same

format is put to print, but i'm not sure. (where there would be

authors and discussants, i guess.) it's certainly the noun i'd use to

refer to such people.



lynne



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