DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.18596Published:
2023-06-20Issue:
Vol. 25 No. 1 (2023): January-JuneSection:
Research ArticlesFunctional Analysis of Linking Adverbials in Chemistry and English Language Teaching
Análisis funcional de los conectores adverbiales en artículos de investigación química y enseñanza del idioma Inglés
Keywords:
elemento cohesivo, estudio disciplinar, enseñanza de la lengua inglesa, conectores adverbiales, química (es).Keywords:
disciplinary study, English language teaching, linking adverbials, research article (en).Downloads
Abstract (en)
Linking adverbials are important linguistic features that signal a cohesive link between parts of the discourse. This study intends to explore the frequencies and discourse functions of linking adverbials in research articles across two disciplines: English Language Teaching and Chemistry. To this end, a corpus of 40 research articles from each discipline were selected from high-prestige journals recommended by successful researchers in the respective fields. The selected research articles were taken from the 2018-2019 issues of the journals. Liu's (2008) updated and widely recognized classification of linking adverbials was employed to identify linking adverbials. Findings revealed the disciplinary differences concerning frequencies and functions of linking adverbials and categories and subcategories of linking adverbials. By comparing the results of this study with previous literature, it could be concluded that frequencies and functions of linking adverbials are imposed by the nature of discipline and genre.
Abstract (es)
Los conectores adverbiales son importantes elementos lingüísticos que establecen una relación de cohesión entre distintas partes del discurso. En este estudio se pretende explorar la frecuencia de uso y las funciones discursivas de estos conectores en artículos de investigación de dos disciplinas: la enseñanza de la lengua inglesa y la química. Para ello, se creó un corpus de 40 artículos de investigación de cada disciplina extraídos de revistas prestigiosas propuestas por investigadores relevantes en estos dos ámbitos. Los artículos de investigación seleccionados se extrajeron de los números publicados en aquellas revistas en el periodo 2018-2019. Para identificar los conectores adverbiales, se aplicó la clasificación de Liu (2008), una taxonomía actualizada y ampliamente utilizada. Los resultados revelan diferencias disciplinares con respecto a las frecuencias de uso y a las funciones discursivas, así como categorías y subcategorías de estos elementos. Al comparar los hallazgos de este estudio con previas investigaciones sobre el tema las diferencias son notables. Por consiguiente, se podría concluir que las frecuencias de uso y funciones de los conectores adverbiales vienen impuestas por la naturaleza de la disciplina y del género.
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