Table 6 weA by process type
From: The extent to which the passive voice is used in the scientific journal article, 1985–2015
Series A | ||||
1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | |
n = 352 | n = 21 | n = 72 | n = 240 | |
Material | 2% | 24% | 1% | 4% |
Mental | 75% | 62% | 60% | 75% |
Relational | 4% | - | 2% | 6% |
Verbal | 19% | 14% | 22% | 15% |
Series B | ||||
1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | |
n = 24 | n = 130 | n = 63 | n = 80 | |
Material | 13% | 5% | 37% | 18% |
Mental | 58% | 66% | 57% | 54% |
Relational | - | 12% | - | 4% |
Verbal | 29% | 17% | 6% | 25% |