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ERIC Number: EJ623324
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0379-0037
Towards the Characterization of Genre: Speech Act of Definition: A Criterion for Genre Identity.
Ansary, Hasan; Babai, Esmat
Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, v26 n2 p67-84 Jul-Dec 2000
Presents results of a study on the speech act of definition in chemistry texts within two genres investigating whether or not it can serve as a criterion to differentiate the two genres. A random sample of 60 texts written by different writers served as the corpus of the study. Results suggest that definitions often cluster together in textbooks, but there was no evidence of them being frequent in research articles. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Definitions, English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries, Language Styles, Scholarly Journals, Speech Acts, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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