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Agent Nominals in the Written Assignments of Business Students

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  • Camelia Bejan

    (“Ovidius†University of Constanța)

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In academic English, nominalizations are used to achieve a higher level of abstraction, condensation and precision. This paper focuses on the actual usage patterns of -er nominalizations in academic writing, more precisely in the written assignments of business undergraduates. The research relies on the data collected from the British Academic Written English corpus. The main aim is to shed some light on the formal characteristics of the agent-denoting nominalization patterns in student writing and to identify trends and tendencies in the use of these nominals. The results of the research can increase student awareness of the linguistic patterns of nominalizations and improve the teaching techniques involved in developing academic writing skills.

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  • Camelia Bejan, 2020. "Agent Nominals in the Written Assignments of Business Students," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(1), pages 256-264, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xx:y:2020:i:1:p:256-264
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    Keywords

    agent; nominal; nominalization; argument; corpus;
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    JEL classification:

    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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