Titles in archaeology research articles
A Corpus-Based Comparison With Other Disciplines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7159104 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Brett (0000-0003-4285-0604, University of Sassari, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Pages | 101545 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of English for Academic Purposes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-1585 • E-ISSN: 1878-1497 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jeap.2025.101545 |
| OpenAlex | W4412073308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
In comparison to other academic disciplines, the language of archaeology has received little attention from linguists. It is important to address this gap in our knowledge not only for its own sake, but also because archaeology today is a particularly heterogenous field, featuring contributions from disciplines across the soft and hard sciences. It is therefore of great interest to examine how the cooperation of experts from different traditions is reflected in the written discourse of its scholarly publications. The characteristics of archaeology research article (RA) titles are analysed using a corpus of 845 samples from twelve journals. The design of the corpus allows its characteristics to be compared with data reported for six other fields in the soft and hard sciences. The archaeology RA titles are analysed and compared with these disciplines in terms of length, mood, syntax and structure. The sample data features a wealth of rhetorical devices and especially wordplay, at frequencies that are statistically significant when compared with other fields. The findings suggest that in general Archaeology RA titles are similar to those of the soft sciences. However, RA titles in some archaeology journals with high hard science content show influence from the conventions of these disciplines
Archaeology · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Natural language processing · Academic Writing and Publishing · Computer Science · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |