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Article: 'Small bits of textual material': A discourse analysis of Swales' writing
Title | 'Small bits of textual material': A discourse analysis of Swales' writing |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2008 |
Publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/esp |
Citation | English For Specific Purposes, 2008, v. 27 n. 2, p. 143-160 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Despite his considerable influence on the development of ESP and all our professional lives, almost nothing has been written about John Swales' distinctive prose style. Based on a 340,000 word corpus comprising 14 single-authored papers and most chapters from his three main books, this paper sets out to identify the main features of this style. Using frequency, keyword and concordance analyses, I compare the Swales' corpus with a broader applied linguistics corpus of 710,000 words and identify self mention, hedging and attitude, reader engagement and considerateness as characteristic of Swalesian rhetoric. I conclude with the view that this is a disciplinary voice informed by a keen assessment of his readers and representing an independent creativity shaped by an accountability to shared practices. © 2006 The American University. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/130129 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.204 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Hyland, K | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-23T08:47:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-12-23T08:47:29Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | English For Specific Purposes, 2008, v. 27 n. 2, p. 143-160 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issn | 0889-4906 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/130129 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Despite his considerable influence on the development of ESP and all our professional lives, almost nothing has been written about John Swales' distinctive prose style. Based on a 340,000 word corpus comprising 14 single-authored papers and most chapters from his three main books, this paper sets out to identify the main features of this style. Using frequency, keyword and concordance analyses, I compare the Swales' corpus with a broader applied linguistics corpus of 710,000 words and identify self mention, hedging and attitude, reader engagement and considerateness as characteristic of Swalesian rhetoric. I conclude with the view that this is a disciplinary voice informed by a keen assessment of his readers and representing an independent creativity shaped by an accountability to shared practices. © 2006 The American University. | en_HK |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/esp | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | English for Specific Purposes | en_HK |
dc.title | 'Small bits of textual material': A discourse analysis of Swales' writing | en_HK |
dc.type | Article | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Hyland, K:khyland@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Hyland, K=rp01133 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.esp.2006.10.005 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-40849104955 | en_HK |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-40849104955&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_HK |
dc.identifier.volume | 27 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.spage | 143 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.epage | 160 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000255227800002 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citeulike | 4901031 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0889-4906 | - |