Language in qualitative research:
A)Is in some respects a technicist instrumentalist language.
B)Softer in a sense than the language of quantitative research and quantitative data analysis.
C)Tends to include words like instrument, subject, experiment, and test.
D)Uses words like instrument rather than method, and research subjects rather than research participants, and words like experiment or test rather than words like explore, describe, detail, construct.

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Qualitative research language is often seen as softer and more descriptive than the language used in quantitative research. Qualitative researchers tend to focus on exploring and describing phenomena rather than measuring and testing it. Therefore, they often use language that reflects this approach, such as "explore," "describe," "detail," and "construct." They also tend to use language that is more inclusive and less mechanistic, using terms like "research participants" instead of "research subjects" and "method" instead of "instrument."

Language in Qualitative Research