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GRAMMATICAL METAPHORS IN SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH A Metáfora Gramatical no Inglês Científico

Susana Briones, Liliana Fortuny, Silvia Díez Sastre, Martha Botto de Pocovi

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The terms nominal compounds, complex nominal phrases, nominalizations, and grammatical metaphors (GMs) have been used by different authors and sometimes they are used interchangeably. In this paper we intend to clarify the scope of each term, paying special attention to grammatical metaphors. We believe that nominalizations in general and grammatical metaphors in particular are essential resources for constructing scientific discourse, so they should be taken into account in scientific writing courses.

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The terms nominal compounds, complex nominal phrases, nominalizations, and grammatical metaphors (GMs) have been used by different authors and sometimes they are used interchangeably. In this paper we intend to clarify the scope of each term, paying special attention to grammatical metaphors. We believe that nominalizations in general and grammatical metaphors in particular are essential resources for constructing scientific discourse, so they should be taken into account in scientific writing courses.

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The terms nominal compounds, complex nominal phrases, nominalizations, and grammatical metaphors (GMs) have been used by different authors and sometimes they are used interchangeably. In this paper we intend to clarify the scope of each term, paying special attention to grammatical metaphors. We believe that nominalizations in general and grammatical metaphors in particular are essential resources for constructing scientific discourse, so they should be taken into account in scientific writing courses.

Key concepts: Nominalization, Scientific writing, Linguistics, Scope (computer science), Term (time), Computer science, Noun, Philosophy

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