Adjectives as nominal pre-modifiers in chemistry and applied linguistics research articles
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Deise Prina Dutra
Abstract
This chapter analyzes the use of attributive adjectives as nominal pre-modifiers in two corpora: CorAChem (Corpus of Articles in Chemistry) and CorAAL (Corpus of Articles in Applied Linguistics) composed of 150 articles each. Our aim is to understand the use of pre-modifying adjectives in noun phrases (NPs), considering which adjectives are used as well as the NP size and frequency across disciplines. The results show that both corpora carry more classifiers than descriptors. Nevertheless, each discipline favors the use of adjectives with specific functions. Both corpora use long premodifying sequences, but CorAChem carries a greater number of longer sequences. The use of long NPs may affect understanding due to the interrelation among the NP constituents as shown in CorAChem.
Abstract
This chapter analyzes the use of attributive adjectives as nominal pre-modifiers in two corpora: CorAChem (Corpus of Articles in Chemistry) and CorAAL (Corpus of Articles in Applied Linguistics) composed of 150 articles each. Our aim is to understand the use of pre-modifying adjectives in noun phrases (NPs), considering which adjectives are used as well as the NP size and frequency across disciplines. The results show that both corpora carry more classifiers than descriptors. Nevertheless, each discipline favors the use of adjectives with specific functions. Both corpora use long premodifying sequences, but CorAChem carries a greater number of longer sequences. The use of long NPs may affect understanding due to the interrelation among the NP constituents as shown in CorAChem.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Focus on writer expertise and nativeness status
- A corpus-based study of academic word use in EFL student writing 9
- Give constructions in Korean EFL learner writing 33
- A corpus-based exploration of constructions in written academic English as a lingua franca 59
- The influence of sources on First-Year Composition L1 student writing 89
- Students’ use of lexical bundles 115
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Part II. Focus on disciplinary variation
- Combining rhetorical move analysis with multi-dimensional analysis 137
- Lexical bundles across disciplines 169
- Lexical bundles as reflections of disciplinary norms in Spanish and English literary criticism, history, and psychology research 183
- Adjectives as nominal pre-modifiers in chemistry and applied linguistics research articles 205
- The use of lexical patterns in engineering 227
- Stance in unpublished student writing 255
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Part III. Focus on register variation
- P-frames and rhetorical moves in applied linguistics conference abstracts 281
- Stand-alone literature reviews 307
- A multi-dimensional view of collocations in academic writing 333
- Name index 355
- Subject index 357
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Focus on writer expertise and nativeness status
- A corpus-based study of academic word use in EFL student writing 9
- Give constructions in Korean EFL learner writing 33
- A corpus-based exploration of constructions in written academic English as a lingua franca 59
- The influence of sources on First-Year Composition L1 student writing 89
- Students’ use of lexical bundles 115
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Part II. Focus on disciplinary variation
- Combining rhetorical move analysis with multi-dimensional analysis 137
- Lexical bundles across disciplines 169
- Lexical bundles as reflections of disciplinary norms in Spanish and English literary criticism, history, and psychology research 183
- Adjectives as nominal pre-modifiers in chemistry and applied linguistics research articles 205
- The use of lexical patterns in engineering 227
- Stance in unpublished student writing 255
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Part III. Focus on register variation
- P-frames and rhetorical moves in applied linguistics conference abstracts 281
- Stand-alone literature reviews 307
- A multi-dimensional view of collocations in academic writing 333
- Name index 355
- Subject index 357
