The Academic Phrasebank: An Academic Writing Resource For Students And Researchers

Kindle version ©2017 The University of Manchester Preface The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of academic writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation. Other phrases are listed under the more general communicative functions of academic writing. The resource was designed primarily for academic and scientific writers who are non-native speakers of English. However, native writers may still find much of the material helpful. In fact, recent data suggest that the majority of users are native speakers of English. The phrases, and the headings under which they are listed, can be used simply to assist you in thinking about the content and organisation of your own writing, or the phrases can be incorporated into your writing where this is appropriate. In most cases, a certain amount of creativity and adaptation will be necessary when a phrase is used. The Academic Phrasebank is not discipline specific. Nevertheless, it should be particularly useful for writers who need to report their empirical studies. The phrases are content neutral and generic in nature; in using them, therefore, you are not stealing other people's ideas and this does not constitute plagiarism. Most of the phrases in this compendium have been organised according to the main sections of a research report. However, it is an over-simplification to associate the phrases only with the section in which they have been placed here. In reality, for example, many of phrases used for referring to other studies may be found throughout a research report. In the current Kindle version, additional material, which is not phraseological, has been incorporated. These additional sections should be helpful to you as a writer. 2|Page Contents About Academic Phrasebank ……………………………………………..……..….................. 4 ……………………………………………..……….................... ……………………………………………..…………................. ……………………………………………..……….................... ……………………………………………..……….................... ……………………………………………..……….................... ……………………………………………..……….................... 7 30 43 51 58 65 ……………………………………………..……….................... ……………………………………………..……….................... ……………………………………………..……….................... ……………………………………………..……….................... ……………………………………..………..……….................. ………………………………………..……..……….................. …………………………………………..…..……….................. ……………………………………………....……….................. ……………………………………………….……….................. ……………………………………………..…..…….