Visual discourse in scientific conference papers: A genre-based study

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-40

  Rowley Jolivet, Elizabeth ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Conference papers; Genre analysis; Scientific discourse; Visual communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 7544247979     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-4906(00)00024-7     Document Type: Article

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