Genre analysis
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Gordana Dimkovic-Telebakovic
Abstract
This paper opens with a brief account of the history of the English scientific research article (RA) over the past 350 years. Apart from a historical overview of the genre of RA, a synchronic analysis is also carried out on one of the main sections of the RA introduction. Two RA introductions from waterway and transportation engineering fields are presented and discussed here.The analysis shows that the two RA introductions are structured to perform different discourse functions, and confirms the hypothesis that Swales’ CARS model is applicable to these two RA introductions. Two new steps are also found: Move 2, Step 1B*, which signals shortcomings of the paper and is inserted into Move 3, Step 1B, and Move 1 or Move 3, Step 1*, which is introduced to define key concepts.
Abstract
This paper opens with a brief account of the history of the English scientific research article (RA) over the past 350 years. Apart from a historical overview of the genre of RA, a synchronic analysis is also carried out on one of the main sections of the RA introduction. Two RA introductions from waterway and transportation engineering fields are presented and discussed here.The analysis shows that the two RA introductions are structured to perform different discourse functions, and confirms the hypothesis that Swales’ CARS model is applicable to these two RA introductions. Two new steps are also found: Move 2, Step 1B*, which signals shortcomings of the paper and is inserted into Move 3, Step 1B, and Move 1 or Move 3, Step 1*, which is introduced to define key concepts.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword & acknowledgements vii
- List of abbreviations ix
- Editors’ introduction xi
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Part I. Etymology
- Etymology and the OED 3
- On the etymological relationships of wank , swank , and wonky 21
- Base etymology in the historical thesauri of deverbatives in English 29
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Part II. Semantic fields
- The global organization of the English lexicon and its evolution 65
- Repayment and revenge 85
- Semantic change in the domain of the vocabulary of Christian clergy 99
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Part III. Word-formation
- Abstract noun ‘suffixes’ and text type in Old English 119
- The lexicalisation of syncope 133
- Oriented - ingly adjuncts in Late Modern English 147
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Part IV. Textlinguistics, text types, politeness
- Historical text linguistics 167
- Repetitive and therefore fixed? 189
- Politeness strategies in Late Middle English women’s mystical writing 209
- A diachronic discussion of extenders in English remedies found in the Corpus of Early English Recipes (1350–1850) 223
- “It is with a trembling hand I beg to intrude this letter” 237
- Genre analysis 255
- Index 267
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword & acknowledgements vii
- List of abbreviations ix
- Editors’ introduction xi
-
Part I. Etymology
- Etymology and the OED 3
- On the etymological relationships of wank , swank , and wonky 21
- Base etymology in the historical thesauri of deverbatives in English 29
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Part II. Semantic fields
- The global organization of the English lexicon and its evolution 65
- Repayment and revenge 85
- Semantic change in the domain of the vocabulary of Christian clergy 99
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Part III. Word-formation
- Abstract noun ‘suffixes’ and text type in Old English 119
- The lexicalisation of syncope 133
- Oriented - ingly adjuncts in Late Modern English 147
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Part IV. Textlinguistics, text types, politeness
- Historical text linguistics 167
- Repetitive and therefore fixed? 189
- Politeness strategies in Late Middle English women’s mystical writing 209
- A diachronic discussion of extenders in English remedies found in the Corpus of Early English Recipes (1350–1850) 223
- “It is with a trembling hand I beg to intrude this letter” 237
- Genre analysis 255
- Index 267
