Lexical bundles in Biology: Differences between textbooks and research articles

• Autores: Purificación Sánchez Hernández
• Localización: Revista española de lingüística aplicada, ISSN 0213-2028, Vol. 27, Vol. 2, 2014, págs. 492-513
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1075/resla.27.2.12san
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• Resumen

  • On the basis of previous lexical bundle studies, this paper examines the forms, structures and functions of 4-word bundles in a corpus of textbooks and a corpus of research articles in Biology. The study includes the main biological disciplines and focuses on three major features: the overall distribution of bundles, their typical structures, and their functions in discourse in Biology. The findings support the idea that lexical bundles are a basic linguistic construct with important functions for the construction of discourse in this area. Concluding discussion highlights the pedagogical implications of using research journals and/or textbooks to teach English to biologists in a second language context. Furthermore, the importance of explicit instruction in these word combinations in courses on English for Biologists is emphasized.

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