Authority and invisibility
Abstract
Academic writing is not just about conveying an ideational ‘content’, it is also about the representation of self. Recent research has suggested that academic prose is not completely impersonal, but that writers gain credibility by projecting an identity invested with individual authority, displaying confidence in their evaluations and commitment to their ideas. Perhaps the most visible manifestation of such an authorial identity is the use of...
Paper Details
Title
Authority and invisibility
Published Date
Aug 1, 2002
Journal
Volume
34
Issue
8
Pages
1091 - 1112
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