NOMINALIZATION IN ACADEMIC ENGLISH: ITS LINGUISTIC FUNCTIONS AND STYLISTIC SIGNIFICANCE
Keywords:
Key words: nominalization, academic writing, grammatical metaphor, abstraction, information density, discourse.Abstract
Abstract: Nominalization is a key grammatical feature of academic English. It
changes verbs and adjectives into nouns, helping writers express complex ideas clearly
and formally. This article looks at the structure, functions, and stylistic impacts of
nominalization in academic writing. Relying on systemic functional linguistics,
especially the work of M. A. K. Halliday, the study explains how nominalization helps
with abstraction, information density, objectivity, and textual cohesion. It also
addresses the benefits and drawbacks of too much nominalization, particularly in
student writing. The analysis shows that nominalization is more than just a grammatical
change; it is a strong rhetorical tool in academic communication.
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