A compound title offers context and then specific details.
The title is nominal but, unlike the titles in Nominal titles, it is also compound: that is to say, it consists of two sentence fragments based on noun phrases joined by a colon. It specifies the nature of the study but remains compact. The first phrase gives a general description of the subject, which the second phrase explains in more detail.
The compound title offers a wide range of possibilities to researchers who are looking for attractive, informative titles for their research texts. It is normal to make some sort of general statement in the first phrase and then qualify that statement in the second. For example, the second phrase can limit the scope of a general research topic announced in the first.
Alternatively, it can identify the methodology or the techniques used.
 | Cognition and Alertness in Medical Students: Effects of a Single Night of Partial Sleep Deprivation |
The title is nominal but, unlike the titles in Nominal titles, it is also compound: that is to say, it consists of two sentence fragments based on noun phrases joined by a colon. It specifies the nature of the study but remains compact. The first phrase gives a general description of the subject, which the second phrase explains in more detail.
The compound title offers a wide range of possibilities to researchers who are looking for attractive, informative titles for their research texts. It is normal to make some sort of general statement in the first phrase and then qualify that statement in the second. For example, the second phrase can limit the scope of a general research topic announced in the first.
| Online Peer-to-Peer Support: Qualitative Analysis of UK and US Open Mental Health Facebook Groups Novel Targets for Fast Antidepressant Responses: Possible Role of Endogenous Neuromodulators |
Alternatively, it can identify the methodology or the techniques used.
| Gas Hydrate In-Situ Formation and Dissociation in Clayey-Silt Sediments: An Investigation by Low-Field NMR Self-Care for Caregivers of Individuals Living With Multiple Sclerosis: Testing Mediation Models of Caregiver Stress, Health, and Self-Care |
Recommended citation:
«Compound titles» [en línia]. A: Llibre d’estil de la Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics. <https://www.ub.edu/llibre-estil/criteri.php?id=3363> [consulta: 20 maig 2024].