We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Editorial: A Typology of Verbs for Scholarly Writing.
- Authors
Frels, Rebecca K.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Slate, John R.
- Abstract
Clarity and precision are core principles of expository writing. The methodological process of writing entails the careful selection of words, including the appropriate use of verbs. According to the American Psychological Association Publications Manual (2010) guidelines, "verbs are vigorous, direct communicators" (p. 77). In this article, we present exemplars of scholarly writing and the use, inaccurate use, and overuse of the verb found. We expand upon additional coming-to-know verbs (Meyer, 1997) using the Typology Lists of Verbs for Scholarly Writing (Frels & Onwuegbuzie, 2010) for authors to discriminate verbiage for meaning and clarity in writing. Furthermore, we create a typology of verbs wherein an array of verbs is categorized and classified according to each major section of an empirical research article.
- Subjects
EXPOSITION (Rhetoric); AMERICAN Psychological Association; STYLE manuals (Authorship); VERBS
- Publication
Research in the Schools, 2010, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1085-5300
- Publication type
Editorial