Expository discourse : a genre-based approach to social science research texts
"This volume provides a detailed and explicit account of the genre of social science research articles. While previous literature has analysed some aspects of the research genre separately, this book presents a comprehensive model which characterizes the generic, registerial and discoursal options as they interweave within a text. Another important contribution of the analysis is the formulation of explicit realization statements that relate the abstract categories of move and act (as described by Swales) to the way these units are actually created by lexical and grammatical choices. The realization networks draw on the work of systemic functional linguists, primarily Halliday, Hasan, Martin and Ventola
viii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780826449139, 9780826479259, 0826449131, 0826479251
45058380
A critical review of genre analysis; description of data and data collection; setting the stage - analysis of introduction sections; inviting applause - analysis of discussion sections; the tie that binds - lexical cohesion; the cast of characters in scientific terms; signalling beginnings and endings; conclusions.