Passive voice, first person pronouns and mental process verbs in the physical sciences reseach article

Recent studies have suggested that there has been a decrease in passive use, and an increase in the use of first person pronouns in scientific writing. This study looks at six sample texts from the physical sciences. The correlation between low passive use and use of first person pronoun subjects is...

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Published in:	Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas
Main Author:	David Banks
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universitat Politècnica de València 2021-07-01
Subjects:	first person pronoun mathematical verbs mental process passive voice scientific writing
Online Access:	https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/rdlyla/article/view/14434

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