Ciešamā kārta latviešu un angļu zinātniskajā rakstu valodā
Passive voice in English and Latvian academic writing

Summary/Abstract: The article compares the use of the passive voice in the English and Latvian academic writing, first examining the diachronic research and the traditions of the use of the passive voice in Latvian and English, then the frequency of the use of some of the passive voice verbs in Latvian and English Google data base and finally examining the instructions of Latvian, British, Canadian and the US University guidelines for the writers of dissertations. The findings suggest that the attitude of the English academic writing instructors and editors is in striking contrast to Latvian academic writing instructors, which has resulted in the differences in the frequencies of the use of the verbs in the passive voice in the edited articles data base (Google Scholar). The reasons for the difference would need further research.

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