A Corpus-Based Analysis of Lexical Bundles between English L1 and L2 Writers in Medical Journal Abstracts : Focusing on Structures and Functions

Kim, Eun-Soo; Lee, Eunjoo

doi:10.18823/asiatefl.2021.18.1.9.142

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“…LBs have been widely examined across EAP contexts, including textbooks (e.g., Biber et al, 2004 ; Liu and Chen, 2020 ), research papers across different disciplines (e.g., Cortes, 2004 ; Hyland, 2008a , b ), research papers or essays produced by L1 (first language) and L2 English writers (e.g., Chen and Baker, 2010 ; Pan et al, 2016 ; Bychkovska and Lee, 2017 ), and so on. LBs in abstracts have been examined mainly in L1 and L2 English writers’ research articles (RAs) (e.g., Hu and Huang, 2017 ; Liu and Lu, 2019 ; Kim and Lee, 2021 ), whereas those in other genres, such as conference (e.g., Wongwiwat, 2016 ) and dissertation abstracts (e.g., Lu and Deng, 2019 ), have been inadequately researched. Dissertations and RAs are distinct genres and use language differently ( Hyland, 2008a ; El-Dakhs, 2020 ).…”

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A Corpus Study of Lexical Bundles Used Differently in Dissertations Abstracts Produced by Chinese and American PhD Students of Linguistics

Bao

2022

Front. Psychol.

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This study examined lexical bundles (LBs) used differently by Chinese and American PhD students of linguistics in their dissertation abstracts. Two corpora were built, with each having 700 dissertation abstracts produced by Chinese and American PhD students of linguistics, respectively. The study then used lexical analysis software to retrieve frequently used three-word LBs, from which LBs having different frequencies at a significant level across the two corpora were identified and termed as bundles used differently (BUDs). BUDs were then categorized and analyzed manually in terms of structure, function, and distribution in rhetorical moves. The major findings were: (1) 57.14% of the frequently used LBs were BUDs, of which 90.67% had occurrences in both corpora. The BUDs distributed inequivalently across categories and moves, with the text-oriented category and the move of Result having the most BUDs; and (2) BUDs exhibited two major patterns: the Chinese and American students filled different constituents into structurally and functionally similar constructions, and used LBs of dissimilar functions to fulfill the same communicative purposes. These findings indicate that variations in LB use have a high pedagogic value and confirm the need for using corpora to identify and teach core genre-specific vocabularies to second/foreign language learners.

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A Corpus Study of Lexical Bundles Used Differently in Dissertations Abstracts Produced by Chinese and American PhD Students of Linguistics

Bao

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Y. Liu & Chen, 2020), genres (Gao, 2017;Hyland, 2008a), and groups of writers (A ¨del & Erman, 2012;Chen & Baker, 2010). The majority of LB research within the abstract genre has been concentrated on journal articles (Kim & Lee, 2021;Omidian et al, 2018;Qi & Pan, 2020). However, recognizing that dissertations and RAs constitute ''two distinct genres'' (El-Dakhs, 2018, p. 58), recent scholarship has begun to investigate LBs in dissertation or thesis abstracts authored by students from China and the United States (Bao & Liu, 2022;Lu & Deng, 2019;Lyu & Gee, 2019), and those by students from different L1 backgrounds (Li et al, 2020).…”

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“…Y. Liu & Chen, 2020), research articles (RAs) or essays authored by L1 and L2 English speakers (Bychkovska & Lee, 2017;Chen & Baker, 2010) as well as across various academic fields (Cortes, 2004;Hyland, 2008aHyland, , 2008b. While LBs in abstracts have been predominantly studied in RAs (Kim & Lee, 2021;J. Liu & Lu, 2019), dissertation abstracts (DAs) have received limited research attention (Lu & Deng, 2019).…”

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Comparative Analysis of Move-Specific Lexical Bundles in Linguistics Dissertation Abstracts: A Study of Students from China and the United States

Bao,

Liu

2023

Sage Open

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This article compared three-word move-specific lexical bundles (MLBs) in dissertation abstracts authored by linguistics doctoral students from China and the United States. Two separate corpora were constructed for analysis: (1) The China Linguistics PhD Abstracts Corpus (CLC), consisting of 700 abstracts totaling 613,713 words generated by doctoral students from China specializing in linguistics, and (2) the America Linguistics PhD Abstracts Corpus (ALC), comprising 700 abstracts totaling 247,359 words written by American doctoral students in linguistics. The identification of MLBs was based on log-likelihood values, indicating a notably higher number of instances within a specific move in contrast to the overall corpus. The study then proceeded to compare the structures, functions, and communicative purposes of MLBs in the two corpora. The findings of the analysis are as follows: (1) Chinese students employed a higher percentage of NP- and PP-based MLBs but a lower proportion of VP-based MLBs, and both groups used different words within similar structures; (2) Chinese students employed a higher percentage of research- and participant-oriented MLBs but a lower proportion of text-oriented MLBs, and the two groups used dissimilar MLBs to fulfill similar functions; and (3) the two groups employed distinct MLBs to achieve identical communicative purposes, with Chinese students utilizing MLBs specific to the CLC corpus. These findings highlight the pedagogical significance of MLBs and underscore the importance of corpus linguistics in identifying and teaching essential move-specific vocabulary to second/foreign language learners.

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“…A number of researchers have studied lexical bundles with the following journals: Kim & Lee [16] By examining certain sections of medical journal abstracts, the researcher focuses intends as for investigate classical and functional differences in lexical bundles shared by English L1 and L2 authors (Koreans). In the latest research, three-to-nine-word sequences which then showed up in five different writings were categorized as lexical bundles.…”

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Structure of Lexical Bundles in Articles Published by Journal of Cultural Heritage Vol.55 (Scopus Q1)

Sari,

Haryanto

2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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The aim of this research is to analyse the structure of three-word Lexical Bundles in the Journal of Cultural Heritage articles vol.55. The data were collected by using the documentation method, then analysed by using classification as conducted by Hajar. The result of the research is 23 lexical bundles were only structurally grouped into eight structure forms. They are Noun phrases with of-phrase fragments (the development of, the level of, the use of, the case of, a range of), Noun phrases with other post-modifier fragments (such as the), Other prepositional phrase (fragment) (in many field, in most cases, an increase in, of cultural heritage, of the sample, of an object), Anticipatory it + verb phrase/adjective phrase (it has been), Passive verb + prepositional phrase fragment (are typically used, have been carried), Copula be + noun phrase/adjective phrase (due to the, has an important, prior to discovery, are found in), to-clause fragment (to meet the, to their long), and Other expressions (as well as, and can be). Based on the data, the researcher draws the conclusion that structure Other prepositional phrase (fragment), which included six bundles, was the most structural form of lexical bundles employed in those articles. They are "in most cases, an increase in, of cultural heritage, of the sample, of an object". The bundle has been used frequently in almost all articles in the journals of cultural heritage introductions. The outcome of this article is anticipated to include references to analyse of the lexical bundle's structure.

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A Corpus-Based Analysis of Lexical Bundles between English L1 and L2 Writers in Medical Journal Abstracts : Focusing on Structures and Functions

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

A Corpus Study of Lexical Bundles Used Differently in Dissertations Abstracts Produced by Chinese and American PhD Students of Linguistics

A Corpus Study of Lexical Bundles Used Differently in Dissertations Abstracts Produced by Chinese and American PhD Students of Linguistics

Comparative Analysis of Move-Specific Lexical Bundles in Linguistics Dissertation Abstracts: A Study of Students from China and the United States

Structure of Lexical Bundles in Articles Published by Journal of Cultural Heritage Vol.55 (Scopus Q1)

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