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OverviewAcademic Discourse presents a collection of specially commissioned articles on the theme of academic discourse. Divided into sections covering the main approaches, each begins with a state of the art overview of the approach and continues with exemplificatory empirical studies. Genre analysis, corpus linguistics, contrastive rhetoric and ethnography are comprehensively covered through the analysis of various academic genres: research articles, PhD these, textbooks, argumentative essays, and business cases. Academic Discourse brings together state-of-the art analysis and theory in a single volume. It also features: - an introduction which provides a survey and rationale for the material - implications for pedagogy at the end of each chapter- topical review articles with example studies- a glossary The breadth of critical writing, and from a wide geographical spread, makes Academic Discourse a fresh and insightful addition to the field of discourse analysis. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John FlowerdewPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138149472ISBN 10: 1138149470 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 September 2016 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of contributors page Acknowledgements PART I: Genre Analysis PART II: Corpus-based Studies PART III: Contrastive Rhetoric PART IV: Ethnographic/Naturalistic Approaches Bibliography A uthor Index Subject IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Flowerdew is Professor in the English Department of the City University of Hong Kong. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |