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"Small Bits of Textual Material": A Discourse Analysis of Swales' Writing
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Hyland, Ken – English for Specific Purposes, 2008
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.…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Writing (Composition), English for Special Purposes