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Nouns and nominalization as choices of style

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: John Eric Bellquist examines nominalization and noun strings as choices of style in professional writing. Through examples from nursing literature, he shows how nouns can name useful concepts while verbs, possessives, and prepositions can clarify actions and relationships. The best choice depends on the intended meaning and what readers need to understand.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23317722

Author: Bellquist, John

Institution: The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7221890630

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