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Analyzing the Position Preferences of Sentence Connectors in Academic Writing

This research investigates the positioning of sentence connectors across twelve academic papers, identifying 467 instances of various connectors. Notably, 75% of these connectors appeared at the beginning of sentences. However, the study revealed significant variability in the positional preferences of individual connectors. For example, "in addition" consistently appeared in initial positions, while "therefore" showed a preference for placement after the subject over 50% of the time. These findings indicate that formulating general rules for connector positioning in academic writing may be challenging.

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Analyzing the Position Preferences of Sentence Connectors in Academic Writing

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  1. EXAMPLE 1 Results-driven abstract • A count of sentence connectors in 12 academic papers produced 70 different connectors. These varied in frequency from 62 tokens (however) to single occurrences. Seventy-five percent of the 467 examples appeared in sentence-initial position. However, individual connectors varied considerable in position preference. Some (e,g., in addition) always occurred initially; in other cases (for example, therefore), they were placed after the subject more that 50% of the time. These finding suggest that a search for general rules for connector position may not be fruitful.

  2. EXAMPLE 2 Research-paper summary Although sentence connectors are a well-recognized feature of academic writing, little research has been undertaken on their positioning (intro). In this study, we analyze the position of 467 connectors found in a sample of 12 research papers (methods).Seventy-five percent of the connectors occurred at the beginning of sentences. However, individual connectors varied greatly in positional preference (results). Some, such as in addition, only occurred initially; others, such as therefore, occurred initially in only 40% of the cases. These preliminary findings suggest that general rules for connector position will prove elusive (conclusion).

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