Adding Registers to a Previous Multi-Dimensional Analysis

Sardinha, Tony Berber; Pinto, Marcia Veirano; Mayer, Cristina; Zuppardi, Maria Carolina; Kauffmann, Carlos

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“…An additive MD analysis does not reveal new functional dimensions; instead, it complements the dimensions identified in previous MD studies. Conducting an additive MD analysis is straightforward as it basically involves calculating dimension scores for texts in the corpus under analysis based on the mean and standard deviation scores reported in the reference study (for further discussion see Sardinha, Pinto, Mayer, Zuppardi, & Kauffmann, 2019). This approach is mainly top-down, where variation among texts is posited on an a priori basis (i.e., the existing functional dimensions).…”

Section: Disciplinary Specificity In Lexico-grammatical Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multiple Perspectives On Writing For Research Publication Across Academic Fields

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<p>Writing for research publication is one of the primary means of disseminating knowledge in contemporary academia. It is through this particular form of knowledge dissemination that a rich body of scientific knowledge about a given phenomenon is accumulated. The primary goal of this dissertation is to explore the linguistic characteristics of this specific sub-register of academic writing. For this purpose, the study adopts a multi-perspective approach through which patterns of language use in research writing are investigated at three different linguistic levels: lexis, multi-word expressions, and general lexico-grammatical items. In doing so, careful consideration are given to disciplinarity, intra-textual variation, and L1-LX expert writing as key parameters of variation in writing for research publication. A secondary goal of the dissertation is to explore and highlight the benefits of methodological triangulation in corpus linguistic research. To this end, linguistic patterns in this study are identified, triangulated and verified through various inductive corpus-based analytical techniques to offer multiple, complementary perspectives on the discourse of research writing across disciplines. The data analyses in this dissertation are based on a representative corpus of empirical research articles (c. 4.5 million words) from a wide range of disciplines: biology, chemistry, dentistry, physics, mechanical engineering, applied linguistics, business, management, politics, and sociology. The analyses rely on both quantitative and qualitative assessments to provide a better understanding of the identified patterns. The results of these analyses show that the language of research writing is characterized by highly specialized and conventionalized discourses that are far from being homogeneous. It is found that such characteristics have the potential to govern the delineation of authors’ linguistic choices at various levels of language use such as lexis, multi-word expressions, and more complex lexico-grammatical linguistic structures. It is also found that any characterization of research writing with no careful consideration given to such factors as disciplinary writing and intra-textual variation would be incomplete. The results of the analyses also reveal considerable differences between L1 and LX expert writing in fulfilling the communicative practices related to the evaluation and elaboration of research findings.</p>

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Section: Disciplinary Specificity In Lexico-grammatical Patternsmentioning

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Multiple Perspectives On Writing For Research Publication Across Academic Fields

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A multi-dimensional analysis of thesis abstracts: Variation across academic levels and L1 backgrounds

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Journal of English for Academic Purposes

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Language use in pop culture over three decades

Csomay

Young

2020

IJCL

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Analyzing variation in language features in literature and telecinematic discourse provides valuable insights into society’s shifting values and perspectives. In this study, we carry out a keyword analysis on the language of three series of Star Trek television dialogues, broadcast in the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s, from two perspectives: (i) keywords across the three series highlighting words that are unique to one series in contrast to the other two, providing insights about changes of foci across time; (ii) keywords in relation to gender depicting potential differences in gender roles and how these may change through time across the series.

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Adding Registers to a Previous Multi-Dimensional Analysis

Cited by 59 publications

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Multiple Perspectives On Writing For Research Publication Across Academic Fields

Multiple Perspectives On Writing For Research Publication Across Academic Fields

A multi-dimensional analysis of thesis abstracts: Variation across academic levels and L1 backgrounds

Language use in pop culture over three decades

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