6.3 摘要部分英国文学导读.pdf

The Abstract Section of Review Articles Contents • Introduction • Five moves in the abstract of a review article • Contents in each move • Linguistic features and lexical signals in each move • Reading practice 1. Introduction • found at the beginning of a review article • the main contents of the paper 2. Five moves in the abstract of review articles • the background information of the reviewed field • the reviewed focus • the reviewed details • the conclusion: the significance of the review • the gaps and future research direction in the relevant research field 3. Contents in each move 3. Contents in each move Move one: Background • state-of-art situation • contemporary knowledge • historical developments • contentious views • concepts and properties of materials, techniques, etc. 3. Linguistic features and lexical signals in each move Move one: Background • present tense (4 present tenses) • some adverbials of time, such as ‘recent’, ‘inthe last decades, ‘inrecent years, etc. 1. More recent evidence shows that …… 2. Many attempts have been made in order to …… 3. In recent years there has been growing interest in …… 4. The last decade of research has unraveled …… 5. In recent years, …… is attracting substantial attention from …… Move Two: The Focus of the review •general reviewed contents = topic Move Two: The Focus of the review • Present tense (more), future (sometimes) past tense (occasional) • ‘here…‘this paper… ① This paper provides a concise review of recent advances in …… ② We review the current state of …… ③ This review will organize ideas on …… ④ A systematic review has been performed following …… Move Three: Details of the review •aspects of the general reviewed topic Move Three: Details of the review • present tense (more), future (sometimes) past tense (occasional) • ‘s