Genre and domain in patent texts
Year: 2010
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In this paper we investigate the variation in language use within the very broad patent domain. We find that language use (represented by syntactic phrases) not only differs from one patent class to the next, but is also a characteristic that sets apart the four sections of a patent (viz. Title, Abstract, Description and Claims). This lends support to the claim that these sections can be viewed as different text genres.
Source: Patent Information Retrieval
Authors: Nelleke Oostdijk, Eva D'hondt, Hans van Halteren, Suzan Verberne
Institution: Radboud University Nijmegen
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2057093340