Javad Gholami | Author | SciTechnol

Javad Gholami Author

j.gholami@urmia.ac.ir

Subjects of specialization
Abstract sections,Move,Research articles,Rhetorical structures

Affiliation
Department of Applied Linguistics, Urmia University, Iran

Biography

I am Javad Gholami belonging to Department of Applied Linguistics, intrested in the field of Abstract sections; Move; Research articles; Rhetorical structures; Move; Research articles; Rhetorical structures from Urmia University, Iran

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Rhetorical Structure of the Abstracts of Medical Sciences Research Articles

Author(s):

Zeinab Abdollahpour and Javad Gholami

Background and aims: Abstracts as an independent type of genre play a crucial role in selling research articles (RAs), therefore; it is essential to acquire their rhetorical structures and linguistic features to enter a discourse community. Following Santos’s (1996) move scheme model, this study aimed at exploring the most frequently employed rhetorical structures in the abstract sections (ASs) of research articles (RAs) in medical sciences. Material and methods: To this end, a total of 1500 empiricallyoriented RA abstracts with high impact factors were selected from five data bases and analyzed manually. Results: The results showed that medical abstracts were structured within a five-move scheme wherein moves Situating the research (STR), Presenting the research (PTR), and Discus... view more»

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