Points of focus and position: Intertextual reference in PhD theses

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-323

  Thompson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced academic literacy; Disciplinary variation; English for academic purposes; Position; Thesis citation practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744462785     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Bunton, D. (1998). Linguistic and textual problems in PhD and MPhil theses: An analysis of genre moves and metatext. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Hong Kong.
2. M. Charles 'This mystery; : A corpus-based study of the use of nouns to construct stance in theses from two contrasting disciplines Journal of English for Academic Purposes 2 4 2003 313-326
3. Y.R. Dong Non-native graduate students' thesis/dissertation writing in science: Self-reports by students and their supervisors from two US institutions English for Specific Purposes 17 4 1998 369-390
4. A. Dudley-Evans Socialisation into the academic community: Linguistic and stylistic expectations of a PhD thesis as revealed by supervisor comments in: P. Adams B. Heaton & P. Howarth (Eds) Socio-cultural issues in english for academic purposes 1991 MacMillan London 42-52
5. A. Freadman Anyone for tennis? In: P. Medway (Eds) Genre and the new rhetoric 1994 Taylor and Francis London 43-66
6. C. Geertz Local knowledge 1983 Basic Books New York
7. K. Hyland Disciplinary discourses 2000 Longman Harlow
8. K. James The writing of theses by speakers of English as a foreign language: The results of a case study in: R. Williams J. Swales & J. Kirkman (eds) Common ground: Shared interests in ESP and communication studies 1984 Pergamon Oxford 99-113
9. L. Malcolm What rules govern tense usage in scientific articles? English for Specific Purposes 6 1987 31-44
10. J. Martin Process and text: Two aspects of human semiosis in: J. Benson & W. Greaves (Eds) Systemic perspectives on discourse: Vol. 1. Advances in discourse processes 1985 Ablex Norwood, CT 248-274
11. C. Miller Genre as social action in: P. Medway & A. Freedman (Eds) Genre and the new rhetoric 1994 Taylor & Francis London 23-42
12. K. O'Brien The reform of doctoral dissertations in humanities and social sciences Higher Education Review 28 1 1995 3-19
13. D. Ridley The different guises of a PhD thesis and the role of a literature review in: P. Thompson (Eds) Patterns and perspectives: Insights into EAP writing practice 2000 University of Reading Reading, UK 61-76
14. J.M. Swales Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings 1990 Cambridge University Press Cambridge
15. P. Thompson Exploring the contexts of writing: Interviews with PhD supervisors in: P. Thompson (Eds) Issues in EAP writing research and instruction 1999 University of Reading Reading 37-54
16. Thompson, P. (2001). A pedagogically-motivated corpus-based examination of PhD theses: Macrostructure, citation practices and uses of modal verbs. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of Reading, UK.
17. Weissberg, R., & Buker, S. (1990). Writing up research: Experimental research report writing for students of English. Englewoods Cliff, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.