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General Editor: Christopher N. Candlin, Chair Professor of Applied Linguistics,Centre for English Language Education and Communication ResearchDepartment of EnglishCity University of Hong KongSince it was first established in the 1970s the Applied Linguistics and Language Study series has become a major force in the study of practical problems in human communication and language education. Drawing extensively on empirical research and theoretical work in linguistics, sociology, psychology and education, the series explores key issues in language acquisition and language use.Academic 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.John Flowerdew is Professor in the English Department of the City University of Hong Kong.

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Author:   John Flowerdew
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780582418875

ISBN 10:   0582418879
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   09 November 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  ELT/ESL ,  Professional & Vocational ,  ELT General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Professor John Flowerdew teaches in the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong.

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