What Rules Govern Tense Usage in Scientific Articles?.

Malcolm, Lois

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ERIC Number: EJ354143

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Publication Date: 1987

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What Rules Govern Tense Usage in Scientific Articles?

Malcolm, Lois

English for Specific Purposes, v6 n1 p31-43 1987

Analysis of tense usage in 20 scientific articles from the "Journal of Pediatrics" reveals a hierarchy of sociolinguistic relationships among context-dependent rhetorical functions, context-independent temporal meanings, and actual tense choices. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English for Science and Technology, Language Styles, Language Usage, Periodicals, Rhetoric, Sociolinguistics, Tenses (Grammar), Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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