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Nouns and Academic Interactions: A Neglected Feature of Metadiscourse
Abstract
Metadiscourse has received considerable attention in recent years as a way of understanding the rhetorical negotiations involved in academic writing. But while a useful tool in revealing something of the dynamic interactions which underlie persuasive claim making, it has little to say about the role of nouns in this process. We address this gap by exploring the rhetorical functions of what we call metadiscursive nouns (such as fact, analysis,...
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Title
Nouns and Academic Interactions: A Neglected Feature of Metadiscourse
Published Date
Jul 28, 2016
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Pages
amw023 - amw023
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