0 a supporting structure around which something can be built --
2 the ideas, information, and principles that form the structure of an organization or plan: --
3 a system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something: --
within the framework of sth Our best chance of preventing such devastating acts of terror is to act within the framework of international law.
a framework for sth The future trade agenda can provide an important framework for restoring sustainable growth.
4 a supporting structure around which something can be built: --
a framework for sth The foundations are ready and the steel framework for the tower has been built.
We believe that there are at least three theoretical frameworks that could provide the basis for the study of codeswitching in instructed settings.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical framework for adequate assessment procedures to testing foreign language vocabulary.
Here we propose a theoretical framework based on a psycholinguistic grain size approach to guide the collection of evidence in different countries.
Section 2 begins with an overview of the theoretical challenge, and then presents a category-theoretic framework for deriving transition systems.
It presents a framework within which these and other recommender systems can be understood.
The rules for organizing frameworks and assigning surfaces to them are complex and not fully-understood.
While labour demand is modelled, labour supply is supposed to follow the demand within the framework of constant nominal wage rates.
This provides a framework (via a set of tasks) for school-based information-gathering prior to teaching practice.
