Generic Structure of Research Article Abstracts in Sciences
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This paper has the objective of illustrating how genre analysis, a discourse analysis approach, can be used to explore organizational patterns prevalent in a set of scientific abstracts from multiple scientific disciplines. Results show that, within this single genre, variations in the use of certain moves across disciplines can be observed. However, these abstracts seem to share resemblance, using the same set of moves forming a particular sequence. While highlighting the integral role of genre analysis in analyzing texts of other disciplines, this study provides pedagogical implications, facilitating novice scientists to disseminate their research work internationally.
Key words: abstract, genre analysis, research article, rhetorical structure, science
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