The discourse function of collocation in research article introductions

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-135

  Gledhill, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer analysis; Discourse; Genre; Phraseology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345792457     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-4906(98)00015-5     Document Type: Article

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