So you’re learning to write like a professional researcher?

Although I don’t have much time today, I promised the doctoral students I met with at LSU last Friday that I would share an interesting phrasebank from the folks at the University of Manchester for those learning to write like a researcher in English. Here are some examples for use in the Introduction section of a research article:
- So far, however, there has been little discussion about ……
- However, far too little attention has been paid to ……
- Most studies in X have only been carried out in a small number of areas.
- The research to date has tended to focus on X rather than Y.
- In addition, no research has been found that surveyed …….
- So far this method has only been applied to ……
- Several studies have produced estimates of X (Smith, 2002; Jones, 2003), but there is still insufficient data for …..
- However, there have been no controlled studies which compare differences in ……
- The experimental data are rather controversial, and there is no general agreement about ……
- However, there is no reliable evidence that ……
- X’s analysis does not take account of ….. nor does he examine ……
Any of these phrases could be adapted when you want to “establish a niche” (Move 2). Follow the links below for more on writing research articles.
Stay tuned for more on other sections of the research article.
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- The genre of research articles: Introduction sections (proswrite.com)
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