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Publication Date: 1990
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Abstracts in Relation to Larger and Smaller Discourse Structures.
Manning, Alan D.
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v20 n4 p369-90 1990
Proposes a unified theory of discourse form to explain (1) why writing textbooks consistently recognize just two polar types of abstract; (2) why students often produce adequate descriptive abstracts but not adequate summary abstracts; and (3) how a short paraphrase differs formally and conceptually from a summary abstract. (KEH)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Discourse Modes, Higher Education, Technical Writing, Writing Processes, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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