Abstract Lexical bundles are recurring frequent word combinations. Research has shown that lexical vary in genre and register (Biber 2006; Biber, Conrad Cortes 2004; Hyland 2008a, 2008b; Scott Tribble 2006). However, the degree to which they by discipline remains inconclusive. The main aim of this paper is establish whether specific, i.e., each draws on a specialized repertoire or there core vo...

abstractthe study of linguistic devices variously referred to as stance expressions is one of the best means by which the relationship between the writer, the reader, and propositional meaning could be examined. this paper looks at a particular structural group of lexical bundles encoding stance expressions. these are bundles starting with an anticipatory it followed by is, a predicative adject...

Yu-Hua Chen and Paul Baker Lancaster University This paper adopts an automated frequency-driven approach to identify frequently-used word combinations (i.e., lexical bundles) in academic writing. Lexical bundles retrieved from one corpus of published academic texts and two corpora of student academic writing (one L1, the other L2), were investigated both quantitatively and qualitatively. Publis...

Lexical bundles are empirically derived formulaic units of language which are register-specifi c and perform a variety of discourse functions. Because these units of language contribute to the linguistic make up of specifi c registers, they can be important indicators for determining the success of language users within these discourse communities. Therefore, language learners need to assimilat...

Abstract The study of linguistic devices variously referred to as stance expressions is one of the best means by which the relationship between the writer, the reader, and propositional meaning could be examined. This paper looks at a particular structural group of lexical bundles encoding stance expressions. These are bundles starting with an anticipatory it followed by is, a predicative adjec...

Abstract The study of linguistic devices variously referred to as stance expressions is one of the best means by which the relationship between the writer, the reader, and propositional meaning could be examined. This paper looks at a particular structural group of lexical bundles encoding stance expressions. These are bundles starting with an anticipatory it followed by is, a predicative adjec...

This work aims to develop a paper authoring support system that helps biomedical scientists to organize their ideas for a specific discourse purpose. As an initial step toward the goal, this study developed an abstract authoring support tool that provides candidate lexical bundles organized according to the introduction, methods, results, and discussion (IMRAD) structure. Lexical bundles were e...

Researchers use four moves to show how their work is important, relevant, and novel: (1) Explain the significance of the research area, (2) Describe the status quo (current state of research) in the field, (3) Identify a " gap " in that research, and (4) Fill that gap with your project. This handout offers examples to highlight possible lexical bundles used to complete each move. Here, you shou...

Researchers use four moves to show how their work is important, relevant, and novel: (1) Explain the significance of the research area, (2) Describe the status quo (current state of research) in the field, (3) Identify a " gap " in that research, and (4) Fill that gap with your project. This handout offers examples to highlight possible lexical bundles used to complete each move. Here, you shou...