A discourse analysis of master's theses across disciplines with a focus on introductions

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-67

  Samraj, Betty ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citations; Disciplinary writing; Discourse analysis; EAP; Master's theses; Pronouns

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049134496     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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