Academic discourse : English in a global context /

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Author / Creator:Hyland, Ken.
Imprint:London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (x, 215 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Continuum discourse series
Continuum discourse series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11232686
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ISBN:9781441192042
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9781474211673
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-205) and indexes.
English.
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Summary:Academic discourse is a rapidly growing area of study, attracting researchers and students from a diverse range of fields. This is partly due to the growing awareness that knowledge is socially constructed through language and partly because of the emerging dominance of English as the language of scholarship worldwide. Large numbers of students and researchers must now gain fluency in the conventions of English language academic discourses to understand their disciplines, establish their careers and to successfully navigate their learning. This accessible and readable book shows the nature and.
Other form:Print version: Hyland, Ken. Academic discourse. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009 9780826498038
Standard no.:10.5040/9781474211673