Genre analysis of English medical papers: a corpus-based study

VernacularTitle:英文临床医学期刊论文的体裁分析:一项基于语料库的研究
Author: Yingru ZHONG ¹ ; Yan WANG
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1. 400016,重庆医科大学外国语学院
Keywords: English medical paper; Genre; Move
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2018;17(1):101-106
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To get to know the genre structure of clinical medical papers in English and to improve the reading and writing abilities of medical workers.Methods Fifteen clinical medical papers from New England Journal of Medicine,The Lancet,Journal of the American Medical Association and British Medical Journal were randomly selected and analyzed based on Swale's CARS model;with reference to the language clues,their moves and steps,as well as their language features,were recorded.Results There were 10 common moves-presenting background information,reviewing related research,announcing present research,clarifying study design,performing data analysis,reporting objective result,highlighting overall outcome,explaining main findings,indicating limitations,stating conclusions-in English clinical medical papers,and each move had its own steps and language features.Conclusion The English clinical medical paper has its common genre structures,and understanding their language features will help Chinese medical workers develop high-quality international academic exchanges.