Open AccessTHE ENGLISH ABSTRACT IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS: LEXICO-GRAMMATICAL FEATURES
Author(s) -
Ton Nu My Nhat,
Phan Thi My Hao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nghiên cứu nước ngoài
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-2445
DOI - 10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4779
Subject(s) - transitive relation , systemic functional linguistics , linguistics , modality (human–computer interaction) , grammar , interpersonal communication , systemic functional grammar , psychology , modal verb , computer science , applied linguistics , corpus linguistics , lexico , thematic structure , artificial intelligence , communication , philosophy , mathematics , verb , lexicon , combinatorics
This study explores the lexico-grammatical features of the abstracts of research articles (RAAs) in the field of applied linguistics. The data for this study is 30 RAAs from the two journals - English for Specific Purposes Journal (ESPJ) and TESOL Quarterly Journal (TSQJ). The analysis was based on Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) as an analytical tool and confined to three systems of transitivity, modality and thematisation. The results reveal that regarding transitivity, an overwhelming majority lies with material and relational processes although all types of processes are present. As for modality, most of the clauses are non-modalised. As far as thematic structure is concerned, this genre contains mainly single unmarked topical themes; the use of multiple, interpersonal and textual themes is infrequent. The results of this study hold practical implications for teaching English for Academic Purposes.