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English for Academic Research: Vocabulary Exercises Adrian Wallwork English for Academic Research: Vocabulary Exercises Adrian Wallwork Via Carducci 9 56127 Pisa, Italy [email protected] ISBN 978-1-4614-4267-7 ISBN 978-1-4614-4268-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4268-4 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012948772 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifi cally for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Preface English level required for this book This book contains almost 200 exercises designed to practice the non-tech- nical vocabulary you will need when writing a research manuscript in English. It is aimed at students and researchers of any discipline whose fi rst lan- guage is not English. It is assumed that you have already reached a suffi cient level of English to read and understand a research paper in your particular fi eld. You may fi nd some technical words in the exercises that you are not familiar with. You can simply ignore such words – they should not prevent you from being able to complete the exercise. Structure of the book Chapters 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , and 5 practice vocabulary in terms of grammatical func- tion (e.g., adjectives and adverbs, link words, nouns, prepositions, and verbs). The other chapters deal with false friends, synonyms, and spelling issues, as well as useful phrases for research papers and emails (to col- leagues and editors). There are many more exercises on verbs than on nouns. If you wish to practice the difference between, for example, identi fi cation and detection , or proposal and recommendation , and you cannot fi nd such words in the index (page 191), then look under the related verbs ( identify, detect, propose, recommend) . Generally speaking, the difference between two nouns is likely to be the same difference as between the two related verbs. v vi Preface Self-study and classroom use All of the exercises can be done with or without the aid of a teacher. They are thus suitable both for self-study and classroom use. In some exercises, you have to fi ll a gap with a word or phrase from a list. You can make the exercise more challenging by ignoring the list of sug- gested words and trying to fi nd the correct word yourself. Then you can check with the key. Instructions to the exercises One of the main criteria of this book is to enable you to do exercises quickly and effectively, with minimal writing. In most cases (particularly in Chapters 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , and 5 ), no instructions are given. This is because all you have to do is select the correct word from a choice of words that are in bold. Note that in some cases there may be more than one correct answer. Keys to the exercises The keys (answers) to the exercises appear immediately below the exercise, but in a smaller font. The idea is that you don’t have to fl ip to the back of the book to fi nd the answers. This should speed up the process of doing the exercises. Words and phrases in parentheses indicate that these are alternative solutions to the ones outside parentheses, but they are probably less com- monly used. Words and phrases separated by a slash (e.g. which/that ) indicate that both solutions are equally valid. In some cases, the answers given are subjective. This is due to the fact that there may be only very subtle differences in meaning between certain words. Additionally, the same word may be used in a different way in differ- ent disciplines. In some contexts two words may be synonyms, in others not. If in doubt, consult with your tutor or English teacher. If you disagree with any of the answers, then please feel free to email me with your suggested solution: [email protected] Preface vii Cross-referencing with other books in the series There are two types of books in this series: guides/manuals and exercise books. 1. Guides/Manuals: English for Research: Usage, Style and Grammar – designed to resolve your doubts about the grammar, usage, and style of academic English. English for Writing Research Papers – everything you need to know about how to write a paper that referees will recommend for publication. English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing – tips for respond- ing to editors and referees, networking at conferences, understanding fast-talking native English speakers, using Google Translate, and much more. No other book like this exists on the market. English for Presentations at International Conferences – all the tricks for overcoming your fear of presenting in English at a conference. 2. Exercise Books English for Academic Research: Grammar/Vocabulary/Writing Exercises – these three books of exercises practice the rules and guidelines given in the guides/manuals (there are, however, no exercises directly related to the Presentations book). To fi nd out how the manuals are cross-referenced with the exercise books go to: h ttp://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/book/978-1-4614- 4267-7?detailsPage=free . About the author Since 1984, I have been editing and revising academic papers written by non-native researchers. I divide my time between the UK and Italy, where I also hold seminars on how to write and present research papers. I offer a fast and reliable editing service for researchers whose fi rst language is not English - feel free to contact me: a [email protected] . Follow me on: Blog: http://adrianwallwork.wordpress.com Academia: http://e4ac.academia.edu/AdrianWallwork Linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/adrian-wallwork/b/a99/314 Twitter: @AdrianWallwork ix

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This book is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English (long sentences, redundancy, poor structure etc.).

The exercises in this new edition are organized into twelve chapters on:

•  punctuation and spelling
• writing short sentences and paragraphs
• link words - connecting phrases and sentences together
• being concise and removing redundancy
• ambiguity and political correctness
• paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism
• defining, comparing, evaluating and highlighting
• anticipating possible objections, indicating level of certainty, discussing limitations, hedging, future work
• using Large Language Models for writing papers, emails and presentation scripts

Some exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various options. In those exercises where extended writing is required, model answers are given.

The exercises can also be integrated into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at universities and research institutes. 

The book can be used in conjunction with the other exercise books in the series and is cross-referenced to:

English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar English for Writing Research Papers English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises 

English for Academic Research: Teacher’s Guide

Adrian Wallwork edits scientific papers and teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. In addition to his many books for Springer, he has written course books for Oxford University Press and discussion books for Cambridge University Press.

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Writing short sentences and paragraphs

Link words: connecting phrases and sentences together, being concise and removing redundancy, ambiguity and political correctness, paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism, defining, comparing, evaluating and highlighting, anticipating possible objections, indicating level of certainty, discussing limitations, hedging, future work, writing each section of a paper, using ai as an aid for writing papers, using ai for writing emails and presentation scripts, machine translation, back matter, authors and affiliations, about the author, bibliographic information.

Book Title : English for Academic Research: Writing Exercises

Authors : Adrian Wallwork

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