Academic Language Functions In Arabic Research Articles

A language is a communication tool that has many functions. In academic writing, performs certain functions, such as providing information, analyzing, comparing, and categorizing. Quality writing should show proper educational function through accurate appropriate language. This study investigated functions in Arabic research articles. based on several issues, the weaknesses of students researchers producing quality reports, need to understand diversity Arabic, well lack studies literary Arabic. uses descriptive qualitative approach content analysis method. The analyzed was sentenced contained Sentences containing were taken from 30 articles field written by native speakers. done using 12 Chamot O'Malley (1994) Dutro Muran (2003). results found writers use various achieve desired purpose. Various registers are used for be presented. Similarly, also influenced multiple aspects components (problem statement, objectives, etc), factors type (quantitative qualitative), others. For example, predicting hypothesizing problem-solving more likely quantitative studies. differs other informing summarizing. conclusion, seen successful conveying their vocabulary sentences according they wanted share.