Academic Discourse and Global Publishing : Disciplinary Persuasion in Changing Times (Paperback)

Preface Acknowledgements Part One: Academic Discourse and rhetorical change 1 Publish and prosper: the changing face of academic life 2 Understanding language change: corpora, contexts and rhetoric Part Two: Changes in argument patterns 3 A multidimensional analysis of change 4 Changes in coherence and cohesion: let’s look at this 5 Points of reference: changing patterns of citation. 6 Changes in self-citation: cumulative inquiry or self-promotion 7 Bundling up: changes in multiword combinations Part Three: Changes in stance and engagement 8 Evidentiality, affect and presence: changing patterns of stance. 9 Changes in a stance marker: Evaluative that 10 Representing readers: changes in engagement. 11 Changes in the rhetorical self: a profile of we 12 Is academic writing becoming more informal? Part Four: Epilogue 13 Pulling it all together　 References Index