Nouns and nominalization as choices of style
John Eric Bellquist examines nominalization and noun strings as choices of style in professional writing. Through examples from nursing literature, he shows how nouns can name useful concepts while verbs, possessives, and prepositions can clarify actions and relationships. The best choice depends on the intended meaning and what readers need to understand.
Authors
- John Eric Bellquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0216-6541)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23317722
- Primary Topic
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00