Achieving a voice of authority in PhD theses

Stance and Voice in Written Academic Genres

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 119-133

  Thompson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84999902232     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137030825     Document Type: Chapter

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