Perspectives on the Introductory Phase of Empirical Research Articles

Combining English for Specific Purposes (ESP) genre-based analysis, corpus-based language studies, and semi-structured interviews, this book represents the first multi-faceted project on the macro-structure of empirical research articles (ERAs) from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives, and on the I+LR patterned introductory phase (comprising two introductory sections, i.e., the Introduction and the Literature Review in RAs drawn from civil engineering and applied linguistics journals) regarding their rhetorical organization, use of citation, and structural and functional links and variations. The project comprises three logically interconnected studies using a multi-perspective (the cross-disciplinary, cross-generic, emic, and published advice vs. actual expert practices perspectives) approach. It will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the genre evolution, rhetorical organization and citation features of ERAs, enrich English for Academic Purposes (EAP) theories, and facilitate the development of EAP pedagogy and materials.

Offers a diachronic study of the recent macro-structural development of ERAs, with a particular focus on the evolution of the structural forms of their introductory phases Provides a detailed structural and functional account of the LR section and its preceding Introduction, as well as their possible links in communicative functions, structure and citation use Examines the disciplinary academics' views on and experience with structuring the introductory phase of the ERA and on using citation forms, functions and signals in it

Autorentext

Kathy Ling Lin is a lecturer at the Research Centre for Corpora and Intercultural Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She received her Ph.D. from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and worked at the Centre for Corpus Research, Birmingham University for her postdoctoral research. Her primary research focus is on grammar, genre and discourse in academic and professional contexts, using corpus and genre approaches. Her publications have appeared in English for Specific Purposes, the Asian ESP Journal, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, and Iberica, among others. She received the Richard Pemberton Award from the Hong Kong Association of Applied Linguistics. Currently, she is the principal investigator for several projects on academic discourse, respectively supported by the National Social Science Fund of China (Project no.: 18CYY054), the Philosophy and Social Science Planning Program of Shanghai (Project no.: 2017EYY007), and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation (Project no.: 15CG10).

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Genre Structure and Citation.- Chapter 3 Research Design and Methods.- Chapter 4 Lead-in Study 1: The Macro-Structure of Contemporary Eras.- Chapter 5 Lead-in Study 2: The Era Macro-Structural Development in Civil Engineering(CE) and Applied Linguistics (AL).- Chapter 6 Rhetorical Structure of the Introductory Part.- Chapter 7 Citation Use in the Introductory Part.- Chapter 8 Conclusion.