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Banks, D. (2021). Passive voice, first person pronouns and mental process verbs in the physical sciences reseach article. Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas. 16(1):37-48. https://doi.org/10.4995/rlyla.2021.14434

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Título: Passive voice, first person pronouns and mental process verbs in the physical sciences reseach article
Autor: Banks, David
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Resumen:
[EN] Recent studies have suggested that there has been a decrease in passive use, and an increase in the use of first person pronouns in scientific writing. This study looks at six sample texts from the physical sciences. ...[+]
Palabras clave: First person pronoun , Mathematical verbs , Mental process , Passive voice , Scientific writing
Derechos de uso: Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd)
Fuente:
Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas. (issn: 1886-2438 ) (eissn: 1886-6298 )
DOI: 10.4995/rlyla.2021.14434
Editorial:
Universitat Politècnica de València
Versión del editor: https://doi.org/10.4995/rlyla.2021.14434
Tipo: Artículo

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