LEXICAL DENSITY AND NOMINALIZATION IN STEM ACADEMIC ENGLISH: A CORPUS-BASED PERSPECTIVE
Keywords:
Lexical density, nominalization, STEM writingAbstract
This thesis explores the use of lexical density and nominalization in STEM academic English. These two features contribute to the formal and compact style of scientific writing. The study uses a corpus-based approach to analyze how often nominalizations are used and how dense STEM texts are across disciplines. It also compares writing styles in fields such as physics, biology, and engineering. The research aims to understand how language shapes meaning in scientific texts and to support clearer academic writing in STEM fields.
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