A genre-based investigation of discussion sections of research articles in Dentistry and disciplinary variation

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 134-144

  Basturkmen, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Commenting on results; Disciplinary argumentation; Discussion of results sections; Genre analysis; Research articles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860653941     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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