10.30495/jntell.2023.1990244.1070

Function and type of verbs inintroduction section of researchArticles in English literary studies

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  • Tarlan Pirmoradi1,
  • Hossein Saadabadimotlagh*2,
  • Seyed Foad Ebrahimi3,
  1. English Department, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran,
  2. Department of English, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran
  3. Department of English, Shadegan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shadegan, Iran

Revised: 2023-06-30

Accepted: 2023-09-05

Published in Issue 2023-12-01

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Pirmoradi, T., Saadabadimotlagh, H., & Ebrahimi, S. F. (2023). Function and type of verbs inintroduction section of researchArticles in English literary studies. Journal of New Trends in English Language Learning (JNTELL), 2(4), 71-82. https://doi.org/10.30495/jntell.2023.1990244.1070
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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the realization of the semantic and syntactic functions and types of verbs in the introduction section
of research articles from English literary studies. The functions and types of verbs were investigated in a corpus of 20 published
research articles in literary studies written by experts with English as L1. This qualitative study was built on a corpus that was
purposively selected and analyzed from each article to specify functions of verbs by various patterns of the semantic and syntactic
structures and determine the types and frequencies of verbs in the introduction sections of the RAs. The analyses of semantic and
syntactic functions of verbs indicated the semantic and syntactic features and type of verbs, revealing how verbs are used in the
introduction section of RAs in literary studies. Data analysis also highlighted different functions and types of verbs (syntactically
and semantically) purposefully used in these studies. Students can benefit from the results of the present study to enhance their
linguistic and writing skills in writing for academic purposes (EAP) and promote various strategies used in the production,
comprehension, and reproduction of discourses in ELT. 

Keywords

  • Introduction sections of research articles,
  • semantic function,
  • syntactic function,
  • semantic type,
  • syntactic type,
  • verbs
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