Stance adverbials in research writing [PDF]
Ibérica, 2015 This paper describes an analysis of eight categories of stance adverbials, for example “definitely” and “usually”, in a corpus of 600 research articles (RAs) across 12 disciplines, six science and six non-science.
Matthew Peacock
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Academic style and format of doctoral theses: The case of the disappearing discussion chapter [PDF]
Ibérica, 2010 This article describes work carried out within the sphere of analysis of university academic discourse that possibly contains an intercultural comparative element.
Elaine Hewitt, Ángel Felices Lago
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Translator’s Preface as a Genre: A Comparative Analysis of Lithuanian and English Prefaces
Darnioji daugiakalbystė, 2018 Translations serve as a right to the international existence as they allow the national literature to reach wider audiences. Moreover, they allow readers to get acquainted with literature of other cultures.
Bikmanienė Milda
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A move-step analysis of the concluding chapters in computer science PhD theses [PDF]
Ibérica, 2016 This paper describes how computer science doctoral writers construct the closing chapters of their PhD theses. The data are drawn from the chapters playing a concluding role of 48 PhD theses defended at the University of Glasgow from 2008 to 2014.
Carmen Soler-Monreal
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Speech Genres and Discourse: Genres Study in Discourse Analysis Paradigm
Russian Journal of Linguistics, 2016 The article is devoted to the place of research on speech genres in the paradigm of discourse analysis. Focus is brought to bear on the directions of discourse analysis which have much in common with the theory of speech genre problems, categorical apparatus or set of base units, as well as using speech genre methodology to solve their problems.
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Investigating the Constellation, Functionality, and Semantics of Biblical Hebrew Finite Conjugations in the Psalms of Lament [PDF]
ConspectusMost approaches to the study of the biblical Hebrew verbal system focus on the semantic values of verbal forms. However, the outcomes are not pleasing when applied to the text because of varied inconsistencies exposed in Hebrew Bible translations.
Maxwell Chiwoko Banda
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Rhetorical Structure Variations in Abstracts and Introductions of Applied Linguistics Master’s Theses by Iraqi and International Students [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2019 Writing a Master of Arts (MA) thesis is a challenging task for postgraduate students. This complexity is of great significance when one is writing in his/her second language. From this perspective, genrecentered approaches help non-natives enhance their
Saman Ebadi +2 more
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The Role of Genres and Text Selection in Legal Translator Training
Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, 2019 The development of genre-awareness is a key issue in legal translator training, as, according to research, semantic text comprehension depends largely on the recognition of genres/text types.
Balogh Dorka
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Genre and constructional analysis
Pragmatics & Cognition, 2018 AbstractConstructional approaches to genre model genre knowledge in terms of genre-based constructions. Like all constructions, these represent conventionalized pairings of meaning and form, of varying degrees of length and schematicity, whose pragmatic specifications include their association with a particular socio-cultural context.
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A Contrastive Study of Generic Organization of Research Article Introductions Written by Iranian and Non-Iranian Writers in Applied Linguistics [PDF]
Teaching English Language, 2007 The purpose of this study was to apply Swales’ (1990) CARS (Create a Research Space) Model to analyze the introductions of research articles written by Iranian and Non-Iranian applied linguists.
Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz +2 more
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