start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=24 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=11 end-page=25 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2007 dt-pub=200711 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The Discourse Role of Vocabulary In Three Major English Text Patterns en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This paper analyses an English text in ternlS of major English text patterns, general-specific, claim-counterclainl/hypothetical-real and problem-solution, by making use of 'signaling vocabulary' that has the role of indicating the functional segments of the patterns. The results, by supporting a discourse role of signaling vocabulary, exhibited a mix of the three patterns, with some kind of a variation from a typical pattern, in the overall and subordinate structures. At the same time the analysis made clear that some vocabulary items, such as superordinates and advance labels, have a discourse marking role and help create the text patterns. The results suggest discourse-based vocabulary teaching can be used for raising students' awareness of English text patterns. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TaharaNobuko en-aut-sei=Tahara en-aut-mei=Nobuko kn-aut-name=田原伸子 kn-aut-sei=田原 kn-aut-mei=伸子 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=34 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=13 end-page=32 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2012 dt-pub=20121126 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Metadiscursive Nouns in English -A Comparison of Various Types of Referencing Nouns- en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TaharaNobuko en-aut-sei=Tahara en-aut-mei=Nobuko kn-aut-name=田原伸子 kn-aut-sei=田原 kn-aut-mei=伸子 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=社会文化科学研究科 政策科学講座 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=37 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=13 end-page=26 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2014 dt-pub=20140325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Metadiscursive Nouns and Textual Cohesion in Second Language Writing en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TaharaNobuko en-aut-sei=Tahara en-aut-mei=Nobuko kn-aut-name=田原伸子 kn-aut-sei=田原 kn-aut-mei=伸子 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院社会文化科学研究科 END