Abstract
Reporting verbs is one of the most important issues in writing academic paper because they are used to express the process and reliability of claims to support authors’ writing. Therefore, the current study aimed at investigating (1) the most frequently used category of reporting verbs in applied linguistic articles and (2) how the category used in the citation process is used. 52 articles from three applied linguistic journals were analyzed using Antconc software’s concordance function. This study focused on reporting verbs used in the literature review section since it consists of more reporting verbs than other sections in articles. The reporting verbs in the articles were analyzed into a concordance line and then were classified into Hyland’s Framework of reporting verbs (2002). The results of the study showed that the uses of reporting verbs were classified into research acts, which was the most frequent use of reporting verbs, discourse acts, and cognition acts respectively. The study also presented the frequently used of reporting verbs in different subcategories of the research, discourse, and cognition acts. Additionally, reporting verbs were examined to investigate the verb forms and voices used in applied linguistic articles. The use of reporting verbs according to Hyland’s (2002) framework, verb forms, and voices are also discussed.
Highlights
Scholars in the academic setting are required to use specific linguistic patterns to complete a piece of publication
The results of the study could be drawn to the conclusion that 1) the research acts were the most frequently used reporting verb category in applied linguistic academic articles, and 2) the verbs were mainly used in the past simple form and to form active voice sentences
The study could be used to be evidence to support the patterns in composing literature review part of an academic article in the issue of reporting verb use
Summary
Scholars in the academic setting are required to use specific linguistic patterns to complete a piece of publication. One of the issues in academic writing is the use of language conveying reporting meaning in the citation of other publications. According to Charles (2006), the correct use of reporting verbs brings about the expression of ideas the writers want to convey through the quotes or citations. It is important for learners of academic writing to master the use of reporting verbs in the citation (Clugton, 2008)
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