Text analysis (Module 3-4)

Name:

Choose the answer which is NOT correct (1 point)

• The style of official documents doesn't include business correspondence.

• I. Galperin classifies editorials as a part of newspaper style.

• There is some criticism of I. Galperin's classification

• I. Arnold classified only 3 styles.

Fill in the gap (1 point): (a)   refers to a style of writing or communication characterized by the excessive use of formal or technical language, bureaucratic jargon, and complex sentence structures. It is often associated with official documents, government communications, legal texts, and corporate communications.

Literature review is a list of source references with a short description or evaluation of each source.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Choose the answer which is NOT correct (1 point)

• Freestanding literature reviews can be considered a form of research.

• Integrative reviews synthesize and critique a diverse body of literature related to a significant topic.

• A qualitative review offers a narrative interpretation of a variety of literature, aiming to accommodate multiple perspectives.

• Meta-analytic reviews are connected to qualitative analysis of the previous research.

A section where one particular example is described in detail is called...

• discussion

• introduction

• self-study

• case study

Mark the common features of academic style:

• lack of references

• abbreviation

• obligatory usage of numerical data

• adhering to the "introduction-body-conclusion" structure

Fill in the gap (1 point): (a)   research follows a logical sequence, starting with a general theory and seeking to confirm or refute it using specific data.

Fill in the gap (1 point): (a)   is a specific statement or proposition that is proposed and tested in scientific research. It is an educated guess or tentative explanation about a phenomenon or relationship between variables. It is typically based on prior knowledge, observations, or existing theories.

_________ research gap emerges when there are contrasting or contradictory findings in the existing research regarding a specific research question (or set of questions).

• Contextual

• Methodological

• Classical

• Disagreement