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This chapter delves into the frequency of articles in different linguistic registers and analyzes how these registers exhibit similarities and differences. It explores reasons behind the prevalence of certain terms in academic writing, focusing on the use of pronouns and noun phrases. Figures provided illustrate insights from authors about the language of conversation versus writing, the characteristics of noun types based on meaning, and the commonality of genitive constructions. A significant finding highlights the higher frequency of pronouns compared to nouns in academic texts, shedding light on language usage patterns.
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Chapter 4 Visible Data Learning more about registers
Figure 4.1 • Things to Figure Out • Frequency of articles in each register type • Frequency across registers…how registers are alike or different • Reasons for the frequencies: why are there so many uses of the in academic writing? Pronouns Noun Phrases What our authors say
Figure 4.2 Reasons the language of conversation is different from the language of writing = the + noun What our authors say
Noun types based on meaning Figure 4.3 = teacher’s book teachers’ books What our authors say
Figure 4.4 “Genitive constructions are generally short.” (p. 84) What? “genitive construction” = teacher’s or teachers’ Possessive NPs are often not very long. End Weight What our authors say
Of-phrase lots more frequent than possessive noun phrase!! Figure 4.5 What our authors say
Figure 4.6 What our authors say
300,000 nouns & pronouns per 1,000,000 words More pronouns than nouns 300,000+ nouns & pronouns per 1,000,000 words Many more nouns than pronouns Figure 4.7 What our authors say
