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Title "Phrases Headed by Abstract Nouns with (UN) Signalling Potential: A Structural and Functional Analysis of Pakistani Published Research Articles"

Author(s) Atif Ijaz

Abstract This study endeavours to analyse the research articles of Pakistani researchers in order to address the problem experienced by novie academic writers in using noun phrases headed by abstract nouns with or without signalling potential (WSP or WoSP). Importantly, the present study aims to determine similarities and/or differences in the function and structure of noun phrases headed by abstract nouns WSP or WoSP, and to identify the role of the structural and functional features of noun phrases headed by abstract nouns WSP or WoSP in the production of coherent academic texts. The study is descriptive in nature and falls within qualitative research. The study relies on qualitative content analysis and descriptive discourse analysis as research methods. In addition, the study adopts Flowerdew and Forest’s (2015) model as a theoretical framework for the functional analysis of abstract nouns WSP or WoSP. Moreover, the study uses Radford’s (1988) X-bar theory as an analytical framework for the examination of the structure of noun phrases headed by abstract nouns WSP or WoSP. The findings of the study reveal that there are similarities and differences in the noun phrases headed by abstract nouns WSP or WoSP in terms of function and structure. Moreover, the functional and structural features allow the novice academic writers to have appropriate organization of content. Furthermore, the study concludes that noun phrases headed by abstract nouns WSP or WoSP interconnectedly help each other for the production of coherent academic texts. The study suggests pedagogical interventions for novie academic writers to improve their academic writing skills.

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Department English

Language English

Publication Date 2024-11-20

Subject Linguistics

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