چکیده:
Frequencies and discourse functions of grammatical subject types were
investigated in a corpus of forty results and discussion sections selected from four
disciplines (Applied Linguistics, Psychology, Chemistry, and Environmental
Engineering). The results and discussion sections were selected from research
articles that were published in 2008-2012 issues of prestigious high journals of the
four disciplines. The results and discussion sections were analyzed for realizations
and discourse functions of grammatical subject types adopting the taxonomy
suggested by Ebrahimi (2014). The results suggested that the selections,
frequencies and discourse functions of grammatical subject types were highly
imposed by the macro functions of the results and discussion sections and the
conventional rules of writing in the disciplines. One immediate implication for the
outcome of this study is that writers and instructors need to keep in mind that they
must be fully aware (and follow suit) of how the implementation of grammatical
subjects are imposed and restricted by disciplinary conventions.
خلاصه ماشینی:
com Abstract Frequencies and discourse functions of grammatical subject types were investigated in a corpus of forty results and discussion sections selected from four disciplines (Applied Linguistics, Psychology, Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering).
The results suggested that the selections, frequencies and discourse functions of grammatical subject types were highly imposed by the macro functions of the results and discussion sections and the conventional rules of writing in the disciplines.
Keywords: research article, results and discussion, discourse function, grammatical subject, disciplinary study, genre In discourse communities, there exist groups of members with shared goals and purposes who use different methods of communication, toward the achieving of those shared goals ( Borg 2003, Swales, 1990).
How are the types of grammatical subject manifested in the results and discussion section of research articles across four disciplines (Applied Linguistics, Psychology, Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering)?
3. What are the discourse functions served by the grammatical subjects used in results and discussion section of research articles across four disciplines (Applied Linguistics, Psychology, Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering)?
The literature reviewed here could show that functional analysis of the grammatical subject (GS) in the results and discussion section of research article from different disciplines has not received much attention.
This study could contribute to the existing literature by using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyze the frequencies and discourse functions of GSs used in results and discussion sections as a challenging section in writing research article from different disciplines that realize two broad categories of science.
Discourse functions of the grammatical subject in results and discussion sections of the research article across four disciplines.