Reading Scientific Articles
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Vocabulário
- het onderzoekthe research / study
- de hypothesethe hypothesis
- de conclusie trekkento draw a conclusion
- bevestigento confirm / validate
- weerleggento refute / disprove
- de bevindingthe finding
- het verschijnselthe phenomenon
- de stellingthe thesis / proposition
- aannemelijkplausible / likely
- de nominalisatiethe nominalisation
- het tijdschriftthe journal / periodical
- de methodologiethe methodology
Academic Dutch relies heavily on nominalisations to create a formal, impersonal tone. A nominalisation converts a verb or adjective into a noun phrase, making writing denser and more abstract.
How nominalisations work:
- onderzoeken (to investigate) becomes het onderzoek naar (the investigation of)
- toepassen (to apply) becomes de toepassing van (the application of)
- ontwikkelen (to develop) becomes de ontwikkeling van (the development of)
Recognizing academic style: Dutch scientific articles use passive constructions (er wordt aangetoond dat...), impersonal subjects (men kan stellen dat...), and hedging language (het lijkt erop dat...).
Reading strategies: Look for signal words that structure arguments: ten eerste (firstly), daarentegen (on the other hand), samenvattend (in summary). Pay attention to connectors like derhalve (therefore), desalniettemin (nevertheless), and met betrekking tot (with regard to). These formal connectors are rarely used in spoken Dutch but are essential in academic texts.
Expressões
- Uit het onderzoek blijkt dat...The research shows that...
- Er kan worden geconcludeerd dat...It can be concluded that...
- Met betrekking tot deze kwestie...With regard to this issue...
- De resultaten wijzen erop dat...The results indicate that...
- In het licht van deze bevindingen...In light of these findings...
- Het verdient aanbeveling om...It is recommended to...
Erros frequentes
Het onderzoeken naar klimaat...Het onderzoek naar klimaat...Use the nominalised noun (onderzoek), not the infinitive as a noun here.
De resultaten tonen aan...Uit de resultaten blijkt dat...Academic Dutch prefers indirect phrasing with blijken uit.
Met betrekking aan dit punt...Met betrekking tot dit punt...The correct preposition is tot, not aan.
Men kan concluderen...Er kan worden geconcludeerd dat...Passive impersonal is more academic than men + active.
Het is aanbevolen om...Het verdient aanbeveling om...The formal academic phrase uses verdient aanbeveling.
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