Academic Writing At the Interface of Corpus and Discourse [Hardcover]

Contemporary research into written academic discourse has become increasingly polarised between two approaches: corpus linguistics and discourse analysis.? This volume presents a selection of recent work by experts in academic written discourse, and illustrates how corpus linguistics and discourse analysis can work as complementary approaches.

The overall introduction sets?the volume against the backdrop of current work in English for Academic Purposes, and introductions to the each section draw out connections between the chapters and put them into context. The contributors are experts in the field and they cover both novice and expert examples of EAP.? The book ends with an afterword that provides an agenda-setting closing perspective on the future of EAP research.

It will appeal to reserachers and postgrduates in applied linguistics, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis and EAP.

Contributors \ Introduction: Exploring the Interface Between Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Maggie Charles, Diane Pecorari and Susan Hunston \ PartI: Focus on Genre and Disciplinary Discourses \ Introduction to Part I MaggieCharles \ 1. Schematic Structure and Lexico-Grammatical Realizationin Corpus-Based Genre Analysis: The Case of Research in the PhD Literature Review John Flowerdew and Richard Forest \ 2. Persuading Sponsors and Securing Funding: Rhetorical Patterns in Grant Proposals Dimitra Koutsantoni \ 3. Verbaland Mental Processes in Academic Disciplines Jasper Holmes and Hilary Nesi \ 4. In the Wake of the Terror: Phraseologicaltools of Time Setting in the Narrative of History Marina Bondi \ 5. Formulaic Language in Biology: A Topic-specific Investigation Diane Pecorari \ Part II:Focus on Interpersonal Discourses \ Introduction to Part II Susan Hunston \ 6.Corpus Informed Discourse Analysis: The Case of Academic Engagement Ken Hyland\ 7. E-Conferencing: Corpus and Discourse Insights Ann Hewings, CarolineCoffin and Sarah North lƒj