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Soler, Viviana – English for Specific Purposes, 2011
This research focuses on the structural construction of scientific titles in English and Spanish in research papers (RP) and review papers (RVP) in the biological and social sciences. The questions raised were (i) whether structural construction is a key distinctive feature between RP and RVP titles; (ii) whether the inherent peculiarities of…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Biological Sciences, Syntax, Spanish
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Hincks, Rebecca – English for Specific Purposes, 2010
This paper quantifies differences in speaking rates in a first and second language, and examines the effects of slower rates on the speakers' abilities to convey information. The participants were 14 fluent (CEF B2/C1) English L2 speakers who held the same oral presentation twice, once in English and once in their native Swedish. The temporal…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning
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Yeung, Lorrita – English for Specific Purposes, 2007
The present study analyzes 22 authentic business reports in an attempt to identify textual features that are typical of business reports as a genre. The analysis shows that there are certain characteristics which distinguish business reports from other related genres such as scientific reports, of which RAs are a typical example. There are also…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Content Analysis, Reports, Language Styles