Form and function of citations in discussion sections of master's theses and research articles

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-310

  Samraj, Betty ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic writing; Citations; Genre; Intertextual; Master's thesis; Source text

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886290387     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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