上一期,笔者给大家总结了学术论文里冒号的用法,这一期我们来总结学术论文里分号的正确使用方法,希望各位读者看完以后论文写作更加顺畅。
关于分号
分号的使用规则
理解分号
当然,分号最常见的用法是用来分隔系列中的项。注意:分号只在项目包含内部标点符号时输入。其他情况主要是逗号。
分号的具体案例
我们可以用分号来分隔两个主题或内容密切相关的句子:
(1) Come to my office tomorrow; I will have the document prepared.
(2) Few newly enrolled students know exactly what career path their studies will eventually offer; most find their area of interest during their studies.
在这种情况下第二句不以大写字母开头,除非它是一个总是以大写字母开头的单词。
我们可以在连接词前用分号。
可以使用分号的连接词包括:
also, anyway, besides, consequently, furthermore, hence, however, incidentally, indeed, moreover, nevertheless, next, nonetheless, otherwise, similarly, still, then, therefore, and thus
具体例子如下:
(3) The deadline for the assignment is due tomorrow; therefore, additional study time has been scheduled.
(4) Exams are a means of measuring ability; however, not everyone performs well in them.
我们也可以在连接短语前使用分号。
下面的短语就有这样的连接功能:
after all, as a matter of fact, as a result, at the same time, even so, for example, for instance, in addition, in conclusion, in fact, in other words, in the first place, of course, on the contrary, and on the other hand.
具体例子如下:
(5) Exams are a means of measuring ability; as a result, not everyone performs well in them.
如果没有分号,这些被逗号隔开的成分相互之间的关系就会很模糊,容易引起费解或误解。如:
(7) There are many faculties at a university: Arts; Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences; Humanities; Environmental and Rural Science; Science and Technology; Business, Economics and Public Policy; Law; Education; and Rural Medicine and Health.
有些参考文献系统,如Harvard,在引用多个条目时使用分号分隔文本内引用。
(8) (Jones 2007; Johansson & Olofsson 1998; Strongman et al. 2003)
(9)On our vacation, we visited London, England; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; and Rome, Italy.
上句话中的几个地点因为也被逗号隔开,表明大小地方的从属关系,所以如果没有分号隔开,地点之间的关系也会较为模糊。
总结
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