Academic writing : intercultural and textual issues /

Writing is crucial to the academic world. It is the main mode of communication among scientists and scholars and also a means for students for obtaining their degrees. The papers in this volume highlight the intercultural, generic and textual complexities of academic writing. Comparisons are made be...

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Other Authors: Ventola, Eija, Mauranen, Anna
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©1996.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 41.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=363344
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Summary:Writing is crucial to the academic world. It is the main mode of communication among scientists and scholars and also a means for students for obtaining their degrees. The papers in this volume highlight the intercultural, generic and textual complexities of academic writing. Comparisons are made between various traditions of academic writing in different cultures and contexts and the studies combine linguistic analyses with analyses of the social settings in which academic writing takes place and is acquired. The common denominator for the papers is writing in English and attention is given t.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027285652
9027285659
9027250537
9789027250537
1556198027
9781556198021
ISSN:0922-842X ;