Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study aims to investigate the frequency of four-word lexical bundles (LBs) in research papers authored by faculty members from the English Department at King Khalid University. Additionally, it seeks to classify the functions of these bundles based on Biber’s (2004) taxono-my. The study’s corpus comprises 171 research papers published between 2016 and 2022. Lexi-cal bundles were identified using three key criteria: frequency, range, and function. WordSmith 4.0 software was employed to extract and analyze the LBs from the corpus. The results reveal variation in the use of LBs, with referential bundles being the most common, followed by dis-course organizers and stance bundles. These findings align with previous research in this area and offer valuable insights for studies on English for Academic Purposes (EAP). They may also benefit EAP instructors, curriculum developers, and policymakers. Keywords: corpus; lexical bundles; academic discourse.
Source: ExELL
Author: Fadi Maher Al-Khasawneh
Institution: King Khalid University
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: King Khalid University
OpenAlex ID: W4407259355