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Peer reviewedTarone, Elaine; Dwyer, Sharon; Gillette, Susan; Icke, Vincent. – English for Specific Purposes, 1998
A study examined frequency of active, passive verb forms in two astrophysics journal articles, finding "we" plus an active voice occurs at least as frequently as the passive. This pattern typifies a previously unidentified type of research article, the logical argument scientific paper, whose characteristics are detailed. Similar pattern…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes
