Examining the application of nominalization in segmented abstracts: a corpus-based study

Abstract The aim of this study was to explore the use nominalizations in segmented abstracts, examining their distribution and characteristics whether they differ from traditional non-segmented abstracts terms nominalizations. adopted a corpus-based approach, querying nominalization tokens using suffixes nominalization, analyse different sections 30 research articles American Journal Psychiatry . Statistical analysis revealed that Conclusions section among four (Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusions) utilized most frequently, significant difference found frequency between sections. frequently used were -sion/-tion, followed by -ment -ity, all which reflected functions such as information condensation, cohesion construction, agent or doer avoidance. Segmented show distinct strategies for adoption This will contribute English Specific Purposes (ESP) writing articles.