scholarly journals Parameters of variation in the use of words in empirical research writing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taha Omidian ◽  
Anna Siyanova
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
Primary Means

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Empirical research writing is one of the primary means of disseminating knowledge in academia. It is through this particular form of knowledge dissemination that a rich body of scientific knowledge about a given phenomenon is accumulated. This paper explores patterns of variation in the language of this specific sub-register of academic writing, as reflected in the use of words in different sections of empirical research articles from across ten disciplinary fields. An inductive approach was adopted through which patterns of specificity in vocabulary use were systematically identified, triangulated and verified using different methods of data analysis. The results presented in this study show that the lexical choices academics make in the process of composing their research papers are differentially affected by the standards and conventions of scholarly activities in their field. It was found that such conventions have the potential to govern the delineation of authors’ linguistic decisions at the most basic levels, such as the lexis.

scholarly journals Parameters of variation in the use of words in empirical research writing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taha Omidian ◽  
Anna Siyanova
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
Primary Means

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Empirical research writing is one of the primary means of disseminating knowledge in academia. It is through this particular form of knowledge dissemination that a rich body of scientific knowledge about a given phenomenon is accumulated. This paper explores patterns of variation in the language of this specific sub-register of academic writing, as reflected in the use of words in different sections of empirical research articles from across ten disciplinary fields. An inductive approach was adopted through which patterns of specificity in vocabulary use were systematically identified, triangulated and verified using different methods of data analysis. The results presented in this study show that the lexical choices academics make in the process of composing their research papers are differentially affected by the standards and conventions of scholarly activities in their field. It was found that such conventions have the potential to govern the delineation of authors’ linguistic decisions at the most basic levels, such as the lexis.

scholarly journals An empirical study on problems faced by researchers while writing and publishing research papers in English

2021 ◽  
pp. 234-250
Author(s):  
RADHIKA C
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
International Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Academic Language ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Research Papers

English as a universal academic language enables the international flexibility of researchers. Hynninen, N., &Kuteeva, M. (2017) have discussed the use of English in academic writing. In recent days most of the international research journals prefer English to be their choice due to dominated L2 writers. Writing a research paper is complex and academic research paper writing should be clear, formal, and precise. This study states that in what way the English language used for research writing in their domain by the researchers

Empirics in Family Business Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Evert ◽  
John A. Martin ◽  
Michael S. McLeod ◽  
G. Tyge Payne
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Essential Components

Competent research methods and data analysis are essential components for the progression of family business research. To identify and evaluate empirical trends, and make suggestions for future research, we examine 319 empirical articles published in Family Business Review since 1988. These studies are compared with 146 family business research articles published in top-tier journals not dedicated to family business research over the same timeframe. While we substantiate growth in rigor and sophistication, we address specific family business research challenges regarding construct validity, generalizability, causality, temporality, and multilevel issues. Suggestions are provided for future empirical research across six major topical areas.

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Reporting Verbs in Research Papers authored by Pakistani and Native Writers

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Tayyabba Yasmin ◽  
Intzar Hussain Butt ◽  
Muhammad Naeem Sarwar
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Fundamental Component ◽  
Native Speakers Of English ◽  
Selection Of

Decorous exploitation of reporting verbs is a fundamental component of academic writing. It facilitates in constructing authors’ assertions as well as situating those assertions with the previously published literature in the field (Bloch, 2010). This study has been carried out to examine the phenomena of reporting verbs in the research articles of Education and English written by Pakistani and native speakers of English. A corpus-based approach has been adopted in this study. The corpus of the study comprises of 152 research articles, authored by native and Pakistani researchers in the fields of Education and English. The findings of the study exhibited dissimilarities in the ways the authors accredit the other sources in their work and demonstrate the reported statements in Pakistani and native corpora. This study will assist the research scholars to enhance their awareness regarding an appropriate selection of reporting verbs in their academic writings.

scholarly journals Stance complement clauses controlled by verbs in academic research papers

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Zuzana Kozáčiková
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Clear Preference ◽  
Complement Clauses ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Economics Research

Abstract This paper explores stance complement clauses in the genre of academic discourse, analysing stance complement clauses controlled by verbs in economics research articles written in English by non-native writers. Following Biber’s taxonomy (2006) of common lexico-grammatical features used for stance analyses, the results of the study show that epistemic verbs of certainty and likelihood are an important means of communicating knowledge in this genre and thus, form an inseparable part of academic research writing. Moreover, the study seeks to analyse the contrast between stance to-infinitives and stance that-clauses in the studied corpus. While stance that-clauses relate mainly to the category of certainty; on the contrary, stance to-infinitive clauses are consciously or subconsciously chosen to lessen the risk of a face-threatening act and typically refer to writers’ sensory experience (e.g. verbs such as seem, appear, etc.). The findings suggest that research papers from the field of economics demonstrate a clear preference for factive verbs over non-factive verbs.

scholarly journals Metadiscourse in Research Writing: A Study of Native English and Pakistani Research Articles

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 376
Author(s):  
Haroon Shafique ◽  
Muhammad Shahbaz ◽  
Muhammad Rashid Hafeez
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
The People ◽  
Persuasive Discourse ◽  
Interesting Area

Metadiscourse is extremely important for structuring a relationship between writer and reader when it comes to academic writing. It is an interesting area of inquiry that is believed to play a vital role in writing persuasive discourse, based on the expectations of the people involved (Behzad & Shafique, 2018). This study deals with the comparative analysis of native English and Pakistani research articles. For this research, 100 native English and Pakistani English research articles are taken, following Hyland and Tse (2004a) model of metadiscourse. A corpus-based mixed method research approach is employed to carry out this study. All the metadiscursive devices are quantified by using corpus-based approach and then analyzed qualitatively. The results reveal that Pakistani research writers use more interactive markers whereas the interactional markers are found frequent in native English academic writers. The overall results disclose that Native research writers of English are more persuasive in their research writing as they guide the readers through text as well as involve them through different markers effectively.

scholarly journals Referential Coherence of Academic Texts: A Corpus-Based Analysis of L2 Research Papers in Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 112-127
Author(s):  
Elizaveta A. Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Corpus Study ◽  
Academic Texts ◽  
Reference Corpus ◽  
Professional Writers

This paper focuses on referential coherence, which is seen as a crucial attribute of effective academic writing. Findings are reported from a corpus study of Russian students’ research proposals. The learners’ use of anaphoric expressions is compared with a reference corpus, which comprises research articles published in peer-reviewed journals. It was hypothesised that learners use anaphora less frequently than professional writers and face some difficulties when using anaphoric expressions. The results of the analysis partly confirmed the hypothesis and allowed the identification of particular problems connected with the students’ use of anaphoric expressions, which were then classified into several groups. Examples of exercises aimed at dealing with the identified problems are also provided. It is hoped that the reported findings, as well as the author’s suggested reasons for the problems and possible ways of dealing with them, will be useful for EAP practitioners, researchers, and students writing their research papers in English.

A cross-disciplinary comparison of boosting in research articles

Corpora ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Peacock
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Science ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Communicative Strategy ◽  
And Function ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
Leading Journals

Boosting, using terms such as obviously and of course, is a communicative strategy for expressing firm commitment to statements. This article describes an interdisciplinary comparison of the extent, form, and function of boosters in research articles (RAs) across six academic disciplines: Business, Language and Linguistics, Public and Social Administration, Law, Physics, and Environmental Science. The investigation involved quantitative and qualitative analysis of a 1,250,000 words corpus gathered from 216 articles published in leading journals (six journals from each discipline and six articles from each journal). It was found that the boosters in the corpus played a significant role in the efforts of authors to persuade readers of the validity of their claims. The highest proportion of boosters was found in Language and Linguistics and the lowest in Environmental Science. Considerable interdisciplinary variation was also found in the form of boosters: for example, a different type and narrower range of boosters was found in the two sciences than in the other four disciplines. The results have implications for our understanding of the RA and of scientific expression, and also for teaching ESP to students who are writing dissertations and research papers. We suggest that competence in research writing includes a developed knowledge of boosting.

scholarly journals Ten Points for High-Quality Statistical Reporting and Data Presentation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3885
Author(s):  
Pentti Nieminen
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Analysis Methods

Background: Data analysis methods have become an essential part of empirical research papers, especially in health sciences and medical research. It has previously been reported that a noteworthy percentage of articles have flaws in their statistical reporting. Reporting problems have been a long-term issue, and despite continued efforts to improve the situation, improvements have been far from satisfactory. One explanation is an inadequate assessment of statistical reporting during peer review. This communication proposes a short instrument to assess the quality of data analysis reporting in manuscripts and published papers. Method: A checklist-type instrument was developed by selecting and refining items from previous reports about the quality of statistical reporting in medical journals and from published guidelines for reporting and data presentation. Items were pretested and modified during pilot studies. A total of 160 original medical research articles that were published in 4 journals were evaluated to test the instrument. Interrater and intrarater agreements were examined by comparing quality scores assigned to 40 articles published in a psychiatric journal. Results: The data analysis reporting test consists of nine questions that assess the quality of health research from a reader’s perspective. The composed scale has a total score ranging from 0 to 10 and discriminated between journals and study designs. A high score suggested that an article had a good presentation of findings in tables and figures and that the description of analysis methods was helpful to readers. Interrater and intrarater agreements were high. Conclusion: An applicable checklist for quickly testing the statistical reporting quality of manuscripts and published research papers was developed. This instrument aims to improve the quality of empirical research in scientific fields where statistical methods play an important role.

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