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Nwogu, Kevin Ngozi – English for Specific Purposes, 1997
Investigates the structure of information in all sections of the medical research paper. Findings identify an eleven-move schema, out of which nine were found to be "normally required" and two "optional." Each schema was found to embody "constituent elements" and to be characterized by distinct linguistic features. (36 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, English for Science and Technology, Language Research, Medical Research
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Schramm, Andreas – English for Specific Purposes, 1996
Proposes a new system of analysis of English-for-Science-and-Technology data. The article reanalyzes data from previous grammatical-rhetorical interpretations and proposes that each grammatical tense/aspect form in English, including the passive, can be reduced to a semantic core that may be combined with one of several types into which predicate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Data Analysis, English for Science and Technology, Language Research