Academic Writing Book

Exploring the interface between corpus linguistics and discourse analysis Maggie Charles, Diane Pecorari and Susan Hunston Part I. Focus on Genre and Disciplinary Discourses Introduction to Part I Maggie Charles 1. Schematic structure and lexico-grammatical realization in corpus-based genre analysis: The case of ‘research’ in the PhD literature review, John Flowerdew (Leeds University, UK) & Richard Forest (Central Michigan University, USA) 2. Persuading sponsors and securing funding: Rhetorical patterns in grant proposals, Dimitra Koutsantoni (City University, UK) 3. Verbal and mental processes in academic disciplines, Jasper Holmes (Warwick University, UK) & Hilary Nesi (Coventry University, UK) 4. In the wake of the Terror: Phraseological tools of time setting in the narrative of history, Marina Bondi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy) 5. Formulaic language in biology: A topic-specific investigation, Diane Pecorari (Mälardalen University, Sweden) Part II. Focus on Interpersonal Discourses Introduction to Part II Susan Hunston 6. Corpus informed discourse analysis: The case of academic engagement, Ken Hyland (Institute of Education, London University, UK) 7. E-conferencing: Corpus and discourse insights, Ann Hewings, Caroline Coffin & Sarah North (The Open University, UK) 8. Stance, interaction and the rhetorical patterns of restrictive adverbs: Discourse roles of only, just, simply and merely, Maggie Charles (Oxford University, UK) 9. A dialogic account of authority in academic writing, Ramona Tang (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Part III. Focus on Learner Discourses Introduction to Part III Diane Pecorari 10. Lexical verbs in academic discourse: A corpus-driven study of learner use, Sylviane Granger & Magali Paquot (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium) 11. Linking adverbials in student and professional writing in literary studies: What makes writing mature, Philip Shaw (Stockholm University, Sweden) 12. Variation in the writing of economics students in Britain and Pakistan: the case of conjunctive ties, Amina Gardezi (Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan & Hilary Nesi (Coventry University, UK) 13. Can I use headings in my essay? Section headings, macrostructures and genre families in the BAWE corpus of student writing, Sheena Gardner (University of Birmingham, UK) & Jasper Holmes (Warwick University, UK) 14. Using the revision process to help international students understand the linguistic construction of the academic identity, Suganthi John (Birmingham University, UK) Afterword John Swales(University of Michigan, USA) Index.