A Study of Academic Phrases in the Register of Linguistics
The concluding of 249 academic phrases in the register of linguistics reveals that they differ from AFL in that the latter used too much data from natural sciences,biases toward TWL,have different choices in synonyms.Within the register of linguistics,dictionaries,as a contrast with textbooks,have more in common with AFL in embodying the features of academic styles,associate more closely with ground-related intangible frame features and temporal-spatial deictics,use more appositive structures,empha-size the presentation of information proper,broaden the knowledge scope through association,provide more academic resources rather than summarize the differences,use more passive structures,leave intact the possible causal relationships and reserve them to be probed and discovered by the readers.