How to write medical abstracts? The rhetorical structure and phrases used in Epidemiology

Introduction: Abstracts are critical in medical contexts. They contain formulaic building blocks called Lexical Frames (LFs), which high-frequency word sequences with variable slots that can be formed around collocation nodes. LFs abundant written academic discourse, and , for this reason, have great importance the production of abstracts. Extensive research has been conducted on language, especially genres. Fewer studies, however, focused from specialty-specific corpora (.e.g., epidemiology) their relationship rhetorical structure Objective: This study aims to fill gap by describing epidemiology abstracts, presenting functions, identifying linguistically realize these functions help researchers write more conventional Methods: We put together three abstracts field, published English peer-reviewed journals, combined genre analysis Corpus Linguistics principles identify linguistic realizations texts. First, was described; then, were identified analyzed. Results: 92% texts follow a pre-established pattern, whose consists five nine sections. Eight saliently frequent nodes (study, result, method, conclusion, review, analysis, patients, findings) constructed identified. Conclusion: Even though both content function words make up show some variation, it is possible notice elicited typify corresponding sections' and, thus, suitable observation pattern. For data obtained used inform creation support framework writing