Disciplinary discourses : social interactions in academic writing
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Disciplinary discourses : social interactions in academic writing
（Applied linguistics and language study / general editor, C.N. Candlin）
Longman, 2000
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-207) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book presents a series of innovative studies to explore the cultures of academic communities - considering how academics use language to organise their professional lives, carry out intellectual tasks and reach agreement on what will count as knowledge.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Disciplinary cultures, texts and Interactions
2. Academic attribution: interaction through citation
3. Praise and criticism: interactions in book reviews
4. Speaking aa an insider: promotion and credibility in abstracts
5. Priority and prudence: the scientific letter
6. Constructing an expert identity: interactions in textbooks
7. Researching and teaching academic writing
8. Power, authority and discourse change
Appendix 1: Corpora
Appendix 2: Items expressing doubt and certainty investigated
Appendix 3: Metadiscourse items investigated
References
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"