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Year 2025, Issue: 53, 115 - 137, 25.06.2025

Genita Cansrina , Eva Tuckyta Sari Sujatna , Susi Yuliawati , Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Noor

https://doi.org/10.26650/sdsl2024-1585474

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Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers

Year 2025, Issue: 53, 115 - 137, 25.06.2025

Genita Cansrina , Eva Tuckyta Sari Sujatna , Susi Yuliawati , Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Noor

https://doi.org/10.26650/sdsl2024-1585474

Abstract

Citation practices play a significant role in research articles. Reporting verbs enable writers to effectively incorporate sources into their writing and cite other authors’ work while expressing their own opinions. Nevertheless, the use of reporting verbs is frequently done without evaluation, particularly by non-native speakers, as seen in the overuse of the verb ‘say’ to present other people’s views thus making their work monotonous and repetitive. The present research aims to f ind how Indonesian writers cite and evaluate the thoughts of previous researchers through the use of reporting verbs in German research articles. This study employs a mixed-method design with a corpus-based approach. Reporting verbs found were identified in their frequency and distribution with the help of Sketch Engine. The findings of the study showed, that the most frequently used reporting verbs fell into the discourse acts, followed by cognition and research acts. This indicates that Indonesian writers tend to focus more on presenting and communicating information in the text. In addition, they explore almost all evaluative functions of each category of reporting verbs. However, they demonstrate a strong preference for Discourse Acts and show limited variation in evaluative stance. The results of this study might increase Indonesian writers’ understanding of the importance of reporting verbs and raise their awareness of using reporting in their writing that are more indicative of their stance towards the information being referred to.

Keywords

distribution frequent evaluative function of reporting verbs German research article Indonesian writers

References

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Primary Language English
Subjects World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other)
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Genita Cansrina 0000-0002-0623-4305

Eva Tuckyta Sari Sujatna 0000-0002-6254-5714

Susi Yuliawati 0000-0002-7483-3860

Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Noor 0000-0002-7340-8862

Submission Date November 15, 2024
Acceptance Date March 3, 2025
Publication Date June 25, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Issue: 53

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APA Cansrina, G., Sujatna, E. T. S., Yuliawati, S., Mohamad Noor, N. H. (2025). Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur(53), 115-137. https://doi.org/10.26650/sdsl2024-1585474
AMA Cansrina G, Sujatna ETS, Yuliawati S, Mohamad Noor NH. Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. June 2025;(53):115-137. doi:10.26650/sdsl2024-1585474
Chicago Cansrina, Genita, Eva Tuckyta Sari Sujatna, Susi Yuliawati, and Noor Hasnoor Mohamad Noor. “Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers”. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur, no. 53 (June 2025): 115-37. https://doi.org/10.26650/sdsl2024-1585474.
EndNote Cansrina G, Sujatna ETS, Yuliawati S, Mohamad Noor NH (June 1, 2025) Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur 53 115–137.
IEEE G. Cansrina, E. T. S. Sujatna, S. Yuliawati, and N. H. Mohamad Noor, “Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers”, Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur, no. 53, pp. 115–137, June2025, doi: 10.26650/sdsl2024-1585474.
ISNAD Cansrina, Genita et al. “Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers”. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur 53 (June2025), 115-137. https://doi.org/10.26650/sdsl2024-1585474.
JAMA Cansrina G, Sujatna ETS, Yuliawati S, Mohamad Noor NH. Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. 2025;:115–137.
MLA Cansrina, Genita et al. “Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers”. Studien Zur Deutschen Sprache Und Literatur, no. 53, 2025, pp. 115-37, doi:10.26650/sdsl2024-1585474.
Vancouver Cansrina G, Sujatna ETS, Yuliawati S, Mohamad Noor NH. Exploring Reporting Verbs in German Research Articles by Indonesian Writers. Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. 2025(53):115-37.