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Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis

Producing academic research papers stands as a paramount undertaking for researchers seeking to disseminate their expertise and establish their presence within their respective disciplinary communities. Exploring the linguistic attributes embedded within the rhetorical structures of academic researc...

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Main Authors: Mohammed, Mohammed S., Abdul Jabar, Mohd A., A. Halim, Hazlina, M. Kasim, Zalina
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Language:English
Published: Society of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences 2023
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1073522024-10-17T02:07:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107352/ Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis Mohammed, Mohammed S. Abdul Jabar, Mohd A. A. Halim, Hazlina M. Kasim, Zalina Producing academic research papers stands as a paramount undertaking for researchers seeking to disseminate their expertise and establish their presence within their respective disciplinary communities. Exploring the linguistic attributes embedded within the rhetorical structures of academic research papers aids in enhancing our comprehension of this frequently employed genre. Consequently, the principal aim of this investigation was to scrutinize the functional elements of lexical bundles clustered within the rhetorical moves in the Discussion sections of specialized corpora containing qualitative and quantitative research articles (RAs) within the domain of Applied Linguistics. Each corpus encompassed a total of 50 Discussion sections. The data underwent analysis based on the methodology outlined by Ruiying and Allison (2003) for discerning rhetorical moves. A corpus-driven methodology was employed to identify four-word lexical bundles and the functional taxonomy introduced by Salazar (2014) was employed to dissect these bundles. The scrutiny of the Discussion sections brought to light variations in the frequency of lexical bundles, highlighting those certain moves exhibited a greater prevalence of bundles compared to others. Notably, both qualitative and quantitative article authors demonstrated a similar pattern of preference, favouring text-oriented bundles over functional bundle categories in the Discussion sections. This study has contributed to a deeper understanding of lexical bundles and genre conventions within both qualitative and quantitative research papers, thereby equipping authors, especially those in the early stages of their academic journey, with enhanced knowledge and skills essential for proficient academic writing. Society of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences 2023-09-05 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107352/1/Disassembling%20lexical%20bundles%20clustered%20within%20rhetorical%20moves%20in%20discussion%20sections%20of%20qualitative%20and%20quantitative%20articles.pdf Mohammed, Mohammed S. and Abdul Jabar, Mohd A. and A. Halim, Hazlina and M. Kasim, Zalina (2023) Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis. Journal of Namibian Studies, 36. pp. 439-464. ISSN 1863-5954; ESSN: 2197-5523 https://namibian-studies.com/index.php/JNS/article/view/4319/2982 10.59670/jns.v36i.4319
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description Producing academic research papers stands as a paramount undertaking for researchers seeking to disseminate their expertise and establish their presence within their respective disciplinary communities. Exploring the linguistic attributes embedded within the rhetorical structures of academic research papers aids in enhancing our comprehension of this frequently employed genre. Consequently, the principal aim of this investigation was to scrutinize the functional elements of lexical bundles clustered within the rhetorical moves in the Discussion sections of specialized corpora containing qualitative and quantitative research articles (RAs) within the domain of Applied Linguistics. Each corpus encompassed a total of 50 Discussion sections. The data underwent analysis based on the methodology outlined by Ruiying and Allison (2003) for discerning rhetorical moves. A corpus-driven methodology was employed to identify four-word lexical bundles and the functional taxonomy introduced by Salazar (2014) was employed to dissect these bundles. The scrutiny of the Discussion sections brought to light variations in the frequency of lexical bundles, highlighting those certain moves exhibited a greater prevalence of bundles compared to others. Notably, both qualitative and quantitative article authors demonstrated a similar pattern of preference, favouring text-oriented bundles over functional bundle categories in the Discussion sections. This study has contributed to a deeper understanding of lexical bundles and genre conventions within both qualitative and quantitative research papers, thereby equipping authors, especially those in the early stages of their academic journey, with enhanced knowledge and skills essential for proficient academic writing.
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author Mohammed, Mohammed S.
Abdul Jabar, Mohd A.
A. Halim, Hazlina
M. Kasim, Zalina
spellingShingle Mohammed, Mohammed S.
Abdul Jabar, Mohd A.
A. Halim, Hazlina
M. Kasim, Zalina
Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis
author_facet Mohammed, Mohammed S.
Abdul Jabar, Mohd A.
A. Halim, Hazlina
M. Kasim, Zalina
author_sort Mohammed, Mohammed S.
title Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis
title_short Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis
title_full Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis
title_fullStr Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis
title_full_unstemmed Disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis
title_sort disassembling lexical bundles clustered within rhetorical moves in discussion sections of qualitative and quantitative articles: a comparative analysis
publisher Society of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107352/1/Disassembling%20lexical%20bundles%20clustered%20within%20rhetorical%20moves%20in%20discussion%20sections%20of%20qualitative%20and%20quantitative%20articles.pdf
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