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View article: Linguistic aspects of the scientific research article in 1715 with particular reference to two astronomy articles
Linguistic aspects of the scientific research article in 1715 with particular reference to two astronomy articles Open
Astronomy is the most important subject treated in the Philosophical Transactions and the Mémoires de l’Académie Royal in 1715. Articles by Halley and Maraldi have been selected for analysis. The process type profiles of the two articles a…
View article: The text of the Bayeux Tapestry
The text of the Bayeux Tapestry Open
The Bayeux Tapestry, which strictly speaking is not a tapestry at all but a piece of embroidery, was produced in the late 11th century, probably commissioned by Odo, bishop of Bayeux, William the Conqueror’s half-brother. Its objective is …
View article: Systemic functional linguistics: advances and applications
Systemic functional linguistics: advances and applications Open
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View article: Aspects of the contribution of systemic functional linguistics to ESP, with particular reference to the physical sciences research article
Aspects of the contribution of systemic functional linguistics to ESP, with particular reference to the physical sciences research article Open
The study of a small sample of physical sciences research articles shows that although the overall rate of passive forms has changed little in recent years, individual articles display a wide range. Almost two thirds of passive forms are m…
View article: Passive voice, first person pronouns and mental process verbs in the physical sciences reseach article
Passive voice, first person pronouns and mental process verbs in the physical sciences reseach article Open
Recent studies have suggested that there has been a decrease in passive use, and an increase in the use of first person pronouns in scientific writing. This study looks at six sample texts from the physical sciences. The correlation betwee…
View article: Encoding processes in five physical sciences research articles: A systemic functional perspective
Encoding processes in five physical sciences research articles: A systemic functional perspective Open
This paper considers the encoding of processes in five physical sciences research articles. Processes may be encoded as finite verbs, non-finite verb forms or as nominalizations. Relational process is the most common process type for finit…
View article: Highlights of the Inaugural Data Science Leadership Summit
Highlights of the Inaugural Data Science Leadership Summit Open
On March 26, 2018, the Data Science Institute at Columbia University hosted the inaugural Data Science Leadership Summit. It drew together a cross-section of academic researchers and administrators to discuss how university practices coul…
View article: The first translation of an academic article (Philosophical Transactions, 6 march, 1665)
The first translation of an academic article (Philosophical Transactions, 6 march, 1665) Open
The first two academic periodicals were the Journal des Sçavans and the Philosophical Transactions which appeared within two months of each other in early 1665. At that time France was totally stable and centralized, while England was just…
View article: Thoughts on Publishing the Research Article over the Centuries
Thoughts on Publishing the Research Article over the Centuries Open
The first academic periodical was the Journal des Sçavans, which first appeared in January 1665. It was followed two months later by the Philosophical Transactions. The Journal des Sçavans was sponsored by the state and was made up mainly …
View article: Nolwena Monnier (ed.), Languages for Specific Purposes in History
Nolwena Monnier (ed.), Languages for Specific Purposes in History Open
At first sight this book is a curiously heterogeneous collection of papers. The subjects treated range historically from the 1st century AD to the present day, geographically from ancient Judea to Lithuania, and linguistically from koine G…
View article: The extent to which the passive voice is used in the scientific journal article, 1985–2015
The extent to which the passive voice is used in the scientific journal article, 1985–2015 Open
Some recent research has suggested that use of the passive voice in scientific writing has declined over the last few years. This study attempts to see to what extent that is true. The corpus consists of 32 scientific articles with 8 taken…
View article: Past, Present, and Future of Statistical Science Preface
Past, Present, and Future of Statistical Science Preface Open
[Lin, Xihong] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA. [Genest, Christian] McGill Univ, Montreal, PQ, Canada. [Banks, David L.] Duke Univ, Durham, NC USA. [Molenberghs, Geert] Univ Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium. [Molenberghs, Geert] …