From the production of abstracts to instances of grammatical metaphors: some research insights to uncover the academic domain

• Main Authors: Marisa Mendonça Carneiro, Ana Larissa Adorno Marciotto Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados 2017-08-01
• Series: Raído
• Subjects: Academic writing. Abstract production. Grammatical metaphors.
• Online Access: http://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/Raido/article/view/5620

The aim of this paper is twofold: to shed light on the production of paper abstracts from the point of view of their macrostructure, and to discuss the use of nominalizations as instances of grammatical metaphors in this text genre. In order to do so, we will first discuss the principles underlying academic writing (AW), in the attempt to associate them to successful communication in this field. We also showcase a few samples of classroom activities, aimed at illustrating how some of the principles related to abstract writing can be put into practice. With respect to the instances of grammatical metaphors, we call attention to their significance to the academic domain, functioning as topic initiators, and, most importantly, as powerful strategies for successful scientific writing.