Academic Writer
academic writer: style: specifying
Specifying the context
When you want to make your point of view clear, you can use
sentence adverbs. These will indicate what aspect of something you are talking about. For
example if you want to say something is important from the environmental point of view,
you can use one of the following:
Environmentally speaking it is true that the dramatic
increase in cars since the 1970's has been an unparalleled disaster.
Environmentally speaking it would be true to say that...
Environmentally speaking we could say that...
It is widely accepted that the continued widespread use of cars would be environmentally
damaging.
The above all mean: 'From the environmental point of view' (and, therefore, not from other
points of view). So, if you wanted to present a balanced argument you might continue the
first example above:
Environmentally speaking it is true that the dramatic increase in cars
since the 1970's has been an unparalleled disaster. However, from the commercial
point of view the car industry has proved to be a leading sector in many national
economies and an important part of the recent economic recovery.
| Commercially | Mechanically | Socially |
| Culturally | Morally | Spiritually |
| Economically | Outwardly | Statistically |
| Ethically | Physically | Superficially |
| Financially | Politically | Technically |
| Geographically | Psychologically | technologically |
| Intellectually | Scientifically | Remarkably |
| Logically |
It is also possible to use the following phrases with the adjective 'environmental':
From the/an environmental point of view,
In environmental terms
EXAMPLE 1 Stating your field of reference: specification
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