Reporting Verbs in the Conclusion Section of Research Articles in Applied Linguistics and Sociology.

This article examines the use of reporting verbs in the conclusion sections of research articles in applied linguistics and sociology, focusing on their denotation, evaluation, and rhetorical functions. Analyzing 270 articles from high-impact international journals, the study finds that discourse acts reporting verbs are most frequently employed, with a strong preference for positive evaluation across both disciplines. Twelve distinct functions of reporting verbs were identified, including presentation, explanation, emphasis, and contribution, reflecting the communicative goals and disciplinary conventions of the conclusion genre. The findings highlight that the choice of reporting verbs is influenced by disciplinary nature, genre conventions, and writers' intentions, offering pedagogical insights for novice academic writers on effective verb selection in scholarly writing.