Realizations and Functional Patterns of Shell Nouns in Applied Linguistics Research Articles

Ebrahimi, Seyed Foad; Mohsenzadeh, Abdollah

doi:10.22049/jalda.2019.26675.1150

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, English Department, Shadegan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shadegan, Iran

² MA in Applied Linguistics, English Department, Shadegan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shadegan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26675.1150

Abstract

This study intends to investigate the realizations and functional patterns of shell nouns in Applied Linguistics research articles. To this end, fifty research articles in the field of Applied Linguistic were selected from Journal of English for Academic Purposes and journal of English for Specific Purposes published by Elsevier. The articles were analyzed for the realizations of shell nouns based on the list suggested by Hinkel (2004). As to the functional patterns, Schmid’s (2000) classification of functional patterns of shell nouns was also adopted. Findings reported that some shell nouns are used more frequently while some were put aside. Findings also reported that writers of research articles in the field of Applied Linguistics used functional patterns suggested by Schmid (2000). Findings of this study could have implications by raising the awareness of writers of Applied Linguistics research articles, especially in EFL contexts, concerning the use of shell nouns and functional patterns in which shell nouns are used.

Keywords

20.1001.1.2383591.2019.7.2.14.3

Main Subjects

2. Applied Linguistics (Inspirations from neighbor disciplines)

Article Title [Persian]

کاربرد و نقش اسامی کلیشه ای در مقالات رشته زبانشناسی کاربردی

Authors [Persian]

دکتر سید فؤاد ابراهیمی ¹
عبدالله محسن زاده ²

¹ استادیار گروه زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شادگان، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

این مقاله در نظر دارد کاربرد و نقش اسامی کلیشه ای را در مقالات رشته زبانشناسی کاربردی بررسی کند. بدین منظور 5 مقاله زبانشناسی کاربردی از مجله "انگلیسی برای اهداف ویژه" و "مجله انگلیسی برای اهداف دانشگاهی" که توسط الزویر چاپ شده اند، انتخاب شدند. مقالات با استفاده از لیست پیشنهادی هینکل (2004) برای انواع اسامی کلیشه ای مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند. به منظور بررسی اسامی کلیشه ای از مدل پیشنهادی اسمیت(2000) استفاده شد. نتایج نشان دادند که تعدادی از اسامی کلیشه ای بیشتر و تعدادی کمتر مورد استفاده قرار گرفتند. نتایج همچنان نشان دادند که نویسندگان مقالات در رشته زبانشناسی کاربردی از تمامی نقش ها این نوع اسامی استفاده کردند. نتایج این تحقیق می تواند دانش نویسندگان رشته زبانشناسی کاربردی بخصوص نویسندگان ایرانی این رشته را نسبت به کاربرد و نقش اسامی کلیشه ای افزایش دهد.

Keywords [Persian]

اسامی کلیشه ای
مقالات
زبانشناسی کاربردی
نقش

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Journal of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature: Dynamics and Advances

Realizations and Functional Patterns of Shell Nouns in Applied Linguistics Research Articles

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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14
September 2019
Pages 201-211

Realizations and Functional Patterns of Shell Nouns in Applied Linguistics Research Articles

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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14September 2019Pages 201-211

Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14
September 2019
Pages 201-211