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Verbs and Noun Phrases--Two Tendencies in Philosophical Essays.
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Koskela, Merja – 1998
Noun phrases are often used in academic writing to express the abstract character of the topics discussed. Nouns, especially nominalizations, make it possible to express complicated ideas in a condensed and compact manner, whereas the corresponding verbs make texts easier to understand and more dynamic. In this paper, a case study is presented…
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