Abstract
This study examines the there-existential construction in research articles written by native and non-native English scholars in the disciplines of applied linguistics and engineering. A corpus analysis was conducted focusing on the overall frequency, distribution patterns across the article subsections, the structure of the logical subject, and pragma-discourse functions. The results showed clear differences between the soft and hard sciences, with the former exhibiting a higher token frequency and more complex logical subjects. The native and non-native texts were also distinct; the native scholars produced fewer tokens but more complex logical subjects. The results support the role of academic disciplines and English proficiency in the utilization of the there-construction. The results also point to the relevance of linguistic issues in research publication.
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