Research Articles in Applied Linguistics: Structures from a Functional Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Ruiying, Yang; Allison, Desmond
Titel	Research Articles in Applied Linguistics: Structures from a Functional Perspective
Quelle	In: English for Specific Purposes, 23 (2004) 3, S.264-279 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-4906
DOI	10.1016/S0889-4906(03)00005-X
Schlagwörter	Journal Articles; Language Research; Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Sprachforschung; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Diskursanalyse
Abstract	This paper presents the main lines of a genre analysis of the macro-structures of research articles (RAs) in applied linguistics, an area that deserves more attention both for pedagogic and research reasons. The analysis is based upon a detailed study of a corpus of 40 RAs, selected as random sets of 10 drawn from four leading journals in the mid-1990s. Half the corpus proved to consist of primary RAs of various kinds, while half comprised secondary research. Our findings for primary RAs in our corpus show how they both draw upon and vary from the conventional "Introduction--Method--Results--Discussion" (IMRD) framework. We describe the realizations of IMRD and other optional elements in our analyses, and examine some complexities resulting from differences in the use of section headings and in the apparent conceptualization of the function of some sections. For secondary RAs, largely neglected in previous research, we present an initial macro-structural account, i.e. Introduction--Argumentation--Conclusion, and briefly comment on the internal structuring of central Argumentation sections, which reflects differences in the overall communicative purposes of secondary RAs. (Author).
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