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Author(s): Douglas Biber, Bethany Gray

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Year: 2016

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Author: Douglas Biber, Bethany Gray

Grammatical Complexity in Academic English uses corpus-based analyses to challenge a number of dominant stereotypes and assumptions within linguistics. Biber and Gray tackle the nature of grammatical complexity, demonstrating that embedded phrasal structures are as important as embedded dependent clauses. The authors also overturn ingrained assumptions about linguistic change, showing that grammatical change occurs in writing as well as speech. This work establishes that academic writing is structurally compressed (rather than elaborated); that it is often not explicit in the expression of meaning; and that scientific academic writing has been the locus of some of the most important grammatical changes in English over the past 200 years (rather than being conservative and resistant to change). Supported throughout with textual evidence, this work is essential reading for discourse analysts, sociolinguists, and applied linguists, as well as descriptive linguists and historical linguists.

Grammatical Complexity in Academic English Linguistic Change in Writing 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Evolution of Academic Writing
- A historical overview of academic English
- Changes in writing conventions and styles over time
- The role of academic writing in knowledge construction
Chapter 2: Measuring Grammatical Complexity
- Theoretical approaches to measuring complexity in language
- Quantitative vs. qualitative methods of analysis
- Key features of grammatical complexity (e.g., sentence structure, clause density)
Chapter 3: Syntactic Complexity in Academic Writing
- The role of syntactic structures in formal academic writing
- Changes in sentence length, clause types, and coordination/subordination
- Variations across disciplines and genres
Chapter 4: Lexical and Morphological Complexity
- Lexical choices and their impact on complexity
- Morphological variation and its role in academic writing
- The influence of vocabulary and word formation on linguistic style
Chapter 5: The Role of Academic Genres and Disciplines
- How different academic genres (e.g., research articles, essays, dissertations) shape grammatical complexity
- Differences in writing across academic disciplines (e.g., humanities vs. sciences)
- Discursive practices that influence linguistic choices
Chapter 6: The Impact of Technology on Writing Complexity
- The role of digital tools (e.g., word processors, grammar checkers) in shaping academic writing
- How online writing environments (e.g., blogs, academic forums) influence grammatical complexity
- Shifts in writing due to technological and communicative changes
Chapter 7: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Academic English
- Grammatical complexity in non-native English academic writing
- Cross-linguistic influences on academic writing conventions
- Challenges for second-language writers in mastering academic complexity
Chapter 8: Teaching Grammatical Complexity in Academic Writing
- Strategies for teaching grammatical complexity to students
- The role of grammar instruction in writing development
- Approaches to fostering academic writing skills across proficiency levels
Chapter 9: Trends in Grammatical Complexity Across Time
- Longitudinal studies of grammatical change in academic writing
- The rise of simpler sentence structures in modern academic texts
- Cultural and institutional factors influencing these shifts
Conclusion: The Future of Grammatical Complexity in Academic Writing
- Summary of key findings from the study
- Implications for future research and teaching
- Speculations on future trends in academic writing and language change