ENGL 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Academic Writing, Nominalization, Presupposition
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English 112 lecture 8 - hallmarks of scholarly style: nominalization (aw 211-222) Scholarly style is a heavily nominal style it prefers nouns to verbs: e. g. Nominalization thus increases the load of textual processing that the academic reader has to perform. Note: do not include finite verbs when identifying nominalization: self reference (aw 235-249) Academic writing also gives the reader messages about its argument by referring to itself as a whole: e. g. This paper is an attempt to redress this study explores : forecasts. Academic writing often makes forecasts: statement about how the argument will be organized and what the reader can expect: emphasis. Like forecast, emphasis serves to focus the reader: e. g. The crucial point is what i wasn"t to highlight here is : the discursive i . The author refers to him/herself but in a limited way: e. g. We will consider i will challenge the assumption .
