List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Research Background 1.2 Research Questions 1.3 Research Significance 1.4 Layout of the Book Chapter 2 Literature Review 2.1 Genre Analysis 2.1.1 Genre 2.1.2 Academic Genres 2.1.3 Genre Analysis of Academic Discourse in English for Specific Purposes 2.2 Syntactic Complexity 2.2.1 Definitions 2.2.2 Measures 2.3 Complex Dynamic Systems Theory 2.4 Previous Studies on the Syntactic Complexity of Various Genres Chapter 3 Methodology 3.1 Corpora 3.1.1 Data 3.1.2 Building the Corpora 3.2 Data Analysis and Visualization 3.2.1 TAASSC 3.2.2 SPSS 3.2.3 WordSmith Tools 8.0 3.2.4 Microsoft Visual Basic 3.2.5 Deviation Calculation 3.2.6 Python 3.7 Chapter 4 Synchronic Study on Syntactic Complexity Variations 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Syntactic Complexity Variations Between Introduction and Conclusion in the Three Respective Disciplines and Maritime-related Research Articles 4.2.1 Marine Engineering Research Articles 4.2.2 Maritime Law Research Articles 4.2.3 Marine Transportation Research Articles 4.2.4 Maritime-related Research Articles 4.3 Syntactic Complexity Variations of Introduction and Conclusion Between Three Disciplines 4.3.1 Introduction Variations 4.3.2 Conclusion Variations 4.4 Discussion 4.5 Chapter Summary Chapter 5 Diachronic Investigation into Syntactic Complexity Change 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Diachronic Syntactic Complexity Changes in Introduction and Conclusion Across the 15 years 5.2.1 Dynamic Changes of Introduction Across the 15 Years 5.2.2 Dynamic Changes of Conclusion Across the 15 Years 5.3 Discussion 5.4 Chapter Summary Chapter 6 Conclusion 6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Implications 6.2.1 Pedagogical Implication 6.2.2 Theoretical Implication 6.2.3 Methodological Implication 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions Final Word Appendices Appendix A Journals Downloaded as Corpora Appendix B Program Code for Text Processing Appendix C Program Code for Data Visualization Appendix D Multiple Comparisons Between Disciplines in Introduction Appendix E Multiple Comparisons Between Disciplines in Conclusion References
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