The Use of Reporting Verbs in Mechanical Engineering Articles: A Cross-generic Study  

Oleh:

Lin, Ling

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 9 no. 2 (2013), page 75-98.
Topik: reporting verbs; research articles; advanced EAP; research writing
Fulltext: 75-98.pdf (212.43KB)

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This study presents an analysis of the use of reporting verbs (RVs) across the three related partgenres in the opening phase of empirical research articles. This phase has two main patterns: (1) a traditional single Introduction section and (2) an Introduction and a following Literature Review section. Based on a collection of recent research articles selected from the top-ranking journals in mechanical engineering, the current study has found that there is much denser use of RVs in the Introduction in pattern 1 than in the other two part-genres in pattern 2. In terms of denotation, Research Acts RVs are the most frequently used category in all three part-genres, in terms of evaluation, Writer Non-factive and Author Neutral are the predominant RVs, in contrast to Writer Counter-factive and Author Critical RVs, which are hardly used. Significant proportional differences exist in the use of the other categories of RVs. The observed variations in the use of RVs across the three part-genres are mainly associated with their content elements, functional foci, disciplinary tradition and epistemological value. The findings enhance our understanding of language use in reporting literature in engineering discourse and have important pedagogical implications.

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