An interview-based study of the functions of citations in academic writing across two disciplines

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 497-518

  Harwood, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Citation analysis; Disciplinary differences; Scholarly communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249093778     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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