The development of scientific article writing support system for Japanese researchers

本研究揭示了日本材料科学领域科研人员撰写的科研论文中英语转述动词和句子结构的特殊选择。为了对日本人发表的文章和以英语为母语的人发表的文章进行统计比较，我们从涵盖材料科学领域的7种国际期刊中获得了563篇文章。总运行字数为2，307，825，词类数为71，224。重点关注argue、assert、say、mention、suggest、predict、close等转述动词的过度使用倾向，对使用这些动词的句式进行了系统的分类。通过对它们的详细考察，我们发现了日语特有的转述动词使用倾向，这将为科学家们尽可能准确地发表研究成果提供一个有说服力的指导。

This research revealed idiosyncratic choice of English reporting verbs and sentence structures observed in scientific research articles written by Japanese researchers in the field of materials science. To make statistical comparison between Japanese-made articles and those made by English native speakers, we obtained 563 articles from seven international journals that cover the field of materials science. The total number of running words is 2,307,825 and the number of word types is 71,224. With paying special attention to the over-use tendency of reporting verbs such as argue, assert, say, mention, suggest, predict,conclude, etc, the sentence patterns in which those verbs are used are systematically classified. By giving them a close examination, we obtained major Japanese-peculiar tendency of using reporting verbs, which would lead to be a convincing guideline for scientists who try to publish their research results as precisely and accurately as possible.