Hobbs, V. (2014) Accounting for the great divide: Features of clarity in analytic philosophy journal articles. Journal of English for Academic Purposes , 15. pp. 27-36. ISSN 1475-1585
Abstract
While some limited studies exist examining philosophy texts (Bloor, 1996; Hyland, 2005), these focus exclusively on the analytic tradition. This study makes explicit the ‘great divide’ between analytic and continental philosophy by examining how the importance of clarity in analytic philosophy, largely connected to its alignment with scientific inquiry, influences use of certain linguistic features and distinguishes analytic from continental journal articles. Using a one-million word corpus along with input from disciplinary experts, findings include analytic philosophy's tendency to limit lexical richness and use shorter sentences, self-mention, and imperative directives to a much greater extent than continental philosophy. This study has implications for further research on philosophy texts, students entering the discipline, and those who enable them to become members of this community.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Crown Copyright © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | Philosophy; Corpus linguistics; Self-mention; Directives; Disciplinary discourse |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2015 16:24 |
Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2016 14:33 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2014.05.001 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jeap.2014.05.001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90888 |