Writing a research paper: What, how, and why? Nguyen Thi Thuy Minh [email_address] 06/10/09 ©NTTM

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Average frequency of writer pronouns per research paper 06/10/09 ©NTTM Disciplines All writer pronouns Singular (I, Me, My) Plural (We, Us, Our) Marketing 38.2 1.6 36.5 Philosophy 34.5 33.0 1.5 Applied Ling. 32.3 17.2 15.0 Sociology 29.4 11.7 17.7 Physics 17.7 0.0 17.7 Biology 15.5 0.0 15.5 Electronic Eng. 11.6 0.0 11.6 Mechanical Eng. 2.6 0.0 2.6 Overall 22.7 7.9 14.8