Journal abstracts in China English
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ThesisThesis type
Masters by ResearchAuthor/s
Li, JiAbstract
Building upon the macro analysis of the rhetorical structure of the text, Systemic Functional linguistics (SFL), in which Thematic structure and Transitivity processes and other grammatical features are examined, will be utilised to investigate how language is organized to make ...
See moreBuilding upon the macro analysis of the rhetorical structure of the text, Systemic Functional linguistics (SFL), in which Thematic structure and Transitivity processes and other grammatical features are examined, will be utilised to investigate how language is organized to make meaning in journal abstracts in the current study. The purpose of this study is to investigate patterns of similarities and differences between journal abstracts written for a local Chinese readership and international readership by investigating the linguistic features embedded in the abstract part of research articles (RA). The analytical approach facilitated by Santos’s (1996) five move analysis model and the informing SFL linguistic theory is intended to explore the gene structure and features of Chinese English RA abstracts in comparison to the international academics in the World Englishes (WE) context.
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See moreBuilding upon the macro analysis of the rhetorical structure of the text, Systemic Functional linguistics (SFL), in which Thematic structure and Transitivity processes and other grammatical features are examined, will be utilised to investigate how language is organized to make meaning in journal abstracts in the current study. The purpose of this study is to investigate patterns of similarities and differences between journal abstracts written for a local Chinese readership and international readership by investigating the linguistic features embedded in the abstract part of research articles (RA). The analytical approach facilitated by Santos’s (1996) five move analysis model and the informing SFL linguistic theory is intended to explore the gene structure and features of Chinese English RA abstracts in comparison to the international academics in the World Englishes (WE) context.
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Date
2014-08-28Licence
The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission.Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Letters, Art and MediaDepartment, Discipline or Centre
Department of LinguisticsAwarding institution
The University of SydneyShare