Table 9 Numbers of weA forms in single-author papers
From: The extent to which the passive voice is used in the scientific journal article, 1985–2015
1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Series A | ||||
Material | 1 | - | - | - |
Mental | 4 | 1 | 60 | - |
Relational | - | 3 | 9 | - |
Verbal | - | - | 16 | - |
Series B | ||||
Material | -- | - | - | - |
Mental | 16 | - | - | - |
Relational | 3 | - | - | - |
Verbal | 2 | 1 | - | - |