《1Writing a paper - 4 Introduction》.ppt

Move 1. Establishing the field - assertion of centrality - current state of knowledge Example 1. Introduction. An elaborate system of marking of social distance and respect is found in the morphology of Nahautl as spoken in communities of the Malinche volcano area in the Mexican states of Tiazcala and Peubla. The complexity of the morphology involved, the semantic range of the elements, and variation in the system in use raise questions of considerable interest for our understanding of the form and function of such systems, both in Nahuatl itself and in other languages. a) Indicating interest: i) Recently, there has been a spate of interest in how to ? ? ? ii) In recent years, applied researchers have become increasingly interested in ? ? ? iii) The possibility that ? ? ? has generated interest in the development of ? ? ? iv) The complexity of the ? ? ? raises questions of considerable interest for our understanding of ? ? ? Indicating importances i) Knowledge of the precise equation has a great importance for the description of ? ? ? * Writing and publishing a paper4. How to write the Introduction First: matters arising from last week Selecting and improving a difficult sentence Generally excellent. Written English very good. Two ways of improving clarity: Putting the subject at the start. Splitting a long sentence into two shorter sentences. Generally excellent. Written English very good. Putting the subject at the start. 1. “When we had read the sentence carefully, it was easier to understand.” Better 2. “It was easier to understand the sentence when we had read it carefully.” Or 3. “The sentence was easier to understand when we had read it carefully.” BUT alternative 3 is in the passive tense. Generally less lively than the active. Splitting a long sentence into two shorter sentences. Remember “The lazer beam was red and could be used to make attractive patterns.” “The lazer beam was very intense so the engineers needed to be careful. ” Together