ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

English for Science and…	2
Language Styles	2
Language Usage	2
Computational Linguistics	1
Discourse Analysis	1
English (Second Language)	1
Medical Vocabulary	1
Periodicals	1
Rhetoric	1
Second Language Instruction	1
Sociolinguistics	1
Tenses (Grammar)	1
Verbs	1
Vocabulary Development	1
Word Frequency	1
Word Lists	1
More ▼

Source

English for Specific Purposes	1
Reading in a Foreign Language	1

Author

Baker, Mona	1
Malcolm, Lois	1

Publication Type

Journal Articles	2
Reports - Research	2

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

What Rules Govern Tense Usage in Scientific Articles?

Peer reviewed

Malcolm, Lois – English for Specific Purposes, 1987

Analysis of tense usage in 20 scientific articles from the "Journal of Pediatrics" reveals a hierarchy of sociolinguistic relationships among context-dependent rhetorical functions, context-independent temporal meanings, and actual tense choices. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English for Science and Technology, Language Styles, Language Usage

Sub-Technical Vocabulary and the ESP Teacher: An Analysis of Some Rhetorical Items in Medical Journal Articles.

Peer reviewed

Baker, Mona – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1988

Subtechnical vocabulary includes items that are neither highly technical nor obviously general, and rhetorical/organizational items are in this category. They serve to signal the writer's intentions or his/her evaluation of the material presented. A technique for identifying subtechnical items is explained. Three identified items are analyzed, and…

Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Language Styles