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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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Thresholds: The metaphorical foundations of powerful knowledge

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper advances a theoretical account of threshold concepts as metaphorical‐relational structures that reorganise meaning across contexts. Building on conceptual metaphor theory, we propose that threshold concepts can be understood as sites of schema‐level reorganisation: deep, embodied patterns of relational logic that scaffold abstract ...
Maria Karrol, Elizaveta Lyssova‐Golomzina   +1 more
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Investigating the Constellation, Functionality, and Semantics of Biblical Hebrew Finite Conjugations in the Psalms of Lament [PDF]

Conspectus
Most 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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Assessing interdisciplinary understanding: Disciplinary crossroads in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Assessing interdisciplinary learning within school curricula remains a persistent challenge in educational research. Difficulties in articulating shared assessment criteria, alongside differing disciplinary and pedagogical perspectives, have contributed to ongoing uncertainty around how interdisciplinary learning should be evaluated.
Hermione Paddle
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Antidepressant Misuse in Esports: A Review of Pharmacology, Adverse Effects, Pharmacokinetics and Biomatrix‐Based Detection for Anti‐Doping Applications

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
This review highlights the misuse of antidepressants as potential cognitive‐enhancing agents in Esports. Despite pharmacological effects that overlap with those of psychostimulants, antidepressants remain an under‐recognised source of doping in Esports.
Kassim Ali Salum, Shao‐Hsin Hung, Meng‐Tsang Hsieh, Mei‐Chich Hsu, William Chih‐Wei Chang   +4 more
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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, Ahmet Rawdhan Salman, Thi Thuy Loan Nguyen   +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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Performing history, negotiating patriarchy: Actressing as gendered labor and the fragmentation of womanhood in Chinese historical costume drama

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Gender inequality remains widespread in the film and television production industry, yet it is seldom examined in relation to backstage working environments. This article integrates on‐screen and off‐screen perspectives to investigate the working lives of Chinese actresses.
Yajie Li, Yuhao Ding
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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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