OICC Press Journal of New Trends in English Language Learning (JNTELL) 2821-2290 2 4 2023 12 01 Function and type of verbs inintroduction section of researchArticles in English literary studies 71 82 10.30495/jntell.2023.1990244.1070 EN Tarlan Pirmoradi English Department, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran, Hossein Saadabadimotlagh Department of English, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran Seyed Foad Ebrahimi Department of English, Shadegan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shadegan, Iran Journal Article 2023 12 01 This study aimed to examine the realization of the semantic and syntactic functions and types of verbs in the introduction sectionof research articles from English literary studies. The functions and types of verbs were investigated in a corpus of 20 publishedresearch articles in literary studies written by experts with English as L1. This qualitative study was built on a corpus that waspurposively selected and analyzed from each article to specify functions of verbs by various patterns of the semantic and syntacticstructures and determine the types and frequencies of verbs in the introduction sections of the RAs. The analyses of semantic andsyntactic functions of verbs indicated the semantic and syntactic features and type of verbs, revealing how verbs are used in theintroduction section of RAs in literary studies. Data analysis also highlighted different functions and types of verbs (syntacticallyand semantically) purposefully used in these studies. Students can benefit from the results of the present study to enhance theirlinguistic and writing skills in writing for academic purposes (EAP) and promote various strategies used in the production,comprehension, and reproduction of discourses in ELT.