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Introduction: Moves/
Steps (Swales, 1990)
Order
1) Establishing a
territory
a) Claiming centrality
b) Making topic
generalizations
c) Reviewing items of
previous research
2) Establishing a niche
a) Counter-claiming;
indicating a gap;
question-raising; or
continuing a tradition
3) Occupying the niche
a) Outlining purposes or
announcing present
research
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Example
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The gender category in Russian has evoked the
interest of many scholars
(for example, Muchnik 1963, 1971; Corbett; Nesset
2000; Rice; etc.), (p. 503)
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Initially, Potebnia stressed . . . He expressed the idea
that … he also asserted the very important thought
that … Later, Shcherba [1936] (1957) and
Vinogradov [1938] (1986) and then Jakobson (1985)
showed … According to Telia,… (p. 503)
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…while the gender category in closely related
Ukrainian has attracted less attention (Matviias;
Nesset 2003). Fewer works have been devoted to
comparative analysis of the grammatical gender
category in the two languages (Ozerovaand
Smol's'ka; Ozerova). (p. 503)
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I argue that the grammatical structure of Russian and
Ukrainian allows use of cognitive shadings hidden in
noun forms, defined by a gender-sexual
differentiation of grammatical and semantic
categories. At the same time, the structural variation
in Russian and Ukrainian may differently impact
attitudes toward women. For the purpose of this
study I will investigate nouns that indicate: 1) female
persons, 2) professions, 3) nouns of common gender,
4) young beings, and 5) nouns with quasi-sex. (p.
504)
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Order
Example
b) Announcing principle
findings
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Discussion/Conclusion:
Moves/Steps (Peacock,
2002)
Article 1
(Rojavin, 2010)
Order
1. Information
2. Statement of result or
finding
3. (Un)expected outcome
4. Reference to previous
research
5. Explanation
6. Claim
7. Limitation
8. Recommendation
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Article 2
Example
The present study has provided
a comparative and contrastive
analysis of the semantic
category of gender in Russian
and Ukrainian for a better
understanding
of its essence and structure in
the two languages. (p.522)
This analysis has shown the
following similarities
regarding the semantic
category of gender in the two
languages: (p. 522)
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Example
both languages display an
orientation toward
stereotypical masculinity,
revealed in grammatical forms
as well as in idioms and
sayings. The
latter have embedded a
stereotypical perception of
women's role in language
units. (p. 523)
Future study will need to
center directly on speakers'
stereotypical attitudes towards
women as they are hidden in
the languages' forms. (p. 523)
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2
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Answer and
placement
What is the
relationship
between
grammatical
gender and
semantic
gender in
either or
both of
these
languages?
Source
Conclusion:
“There are
also clear
structural
divergences
between the
semantic
category
of gender in
Russian and
in
Ukrainian:”
(numbered
list follows)
(p. 522)
1. grammatical forms 2. idioms and sayings.
Question and
placement
What are
the
differences
between
how
gender is
expressed
in Russian
and
Ukrainian?
Operational Question 3
Answer and
placement
Conclusion:
“This
analysis has
shown the
following
similarities
regarding the
semantic
category of
gender in the
two
languages:”
(numbered
list follows)
(p. 522)
Source
Question and
placement
Operational Question 2
Answer and
placement
What are
the
similarities
between
how gender
is
expressed
in Russian
and
Ukrainian?
Source
1. introduction:
“I argue that the grammatical
structure of Russian and
Ukrainian allows use
of cognitive shadings hidden in
noun forms, defined by a
gender-sexual differentiation
of grammatical and semantic
categories. At the same time,
the
structural variation in Russian
and Ukrainian may differently
impact attitudes
toward women.” (p. 504)
2. Conclusion:
“the grammatical structure of
Russian and Ukrainian allows
for the
use of cognitive shadings
hidden in noun forms, defined
by a gender-sexual
differentiation of grammatical
and semantic categories . . . .
[which] abets the establishment
and preservation of
stereotypes.” (p. 523)
grammatical forms
Question and
placement
Source
Operational Question 1
Answer and
placement
Introduction
: (How)
does the
expression
of
grammatical
gender
affect
perception
of semantic
gender in
Russian and
Ukrainian?
(How) does
this relate
to/ promote
gender
stereotypes?
1. grammatical forms 2. idioms and sayings
Article 1 (Rojavin, 2010)
Question and
placement
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Conclusion:
Grammatical
gender
subconsciousl
y affects
perception of
semantic
gender.
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Works Cited
Peacock, M. (2002). Communicative moves in the discussion section of research articles. System, 30(4), 479–497. doi:10.1016/S0346-251X(02)00050-7
Rojavin, M., & College, S. (2010). The semantic category of gender in Russian and Ukranian. Slavic and Eastern European Journal, 54(3), 503–526.
Swales, J. M. (1990). Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings. New York; Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press.
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