#5067. Information structures in sociology research papers: Modeling cause–effect and comparison relations in research objective and result statements1

July 2026publication date
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Library and Information Sciences;
Information Systems and Management;
Computer Networks and Communications;
Information Systems;
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Abstract:
When writing a research paper, the author has to select information to include in the paper to support various arguments. Thus, this study is focused on information organization in the Abstract and Introduction sections of sociology research papers, analyzing the information structure of research objective, question, hypothesis, and result statements. Two semantic frames were developed to specify the types of information associated with cause–effect and comparison relations, and used as coding schemes to annotate the text for different information types. Six link patterns between the two frames were identified—showing how comparisons are used to support the claim that the cause-effect relation is valid. This study demonstrated how semantic frames can be incorporated in discourse analysis to identify deep structures underlying the argument structure. The results carry implications for the knowledge representation of academic research in knowledge graphs, for semantic relation extraction, and teaching of academic writing.
Keywords:
Research paper; information organisation; argument structure; academic writing

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