Convincing peers of the value of one's research: A genre analysis of rhetorical promotion in academic texts

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-13

  Martín, Pedro ^a   León Pérez, Isabel K ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genre analysis; Intercultural rhetoric; Promotional strategy; Research article introduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889601621     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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