Evaluative that constructions: Signalling stance in research abstracts

Functions of Language

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-63

  Hyland, Ken ^a   Tse, Polly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 34248697044     PISSN: 0929998X     EISSN: 15699765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/fol.12.1.03hyl     Document Type: Article

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