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  1. Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgements
    A communities of practice perspective
    Author: Peng, Hua
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Bern

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  2. Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgements
    A Communities of Practice Perspective
    Author: Peng, Hua
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Lang, Peter, AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Bern

    While there is a comparatively rich research literature on English acknowledgement texts, research into Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts, especially the social roles of the texts, has received little attention. To fill this gap, this book... more

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    While there is a comparatively rich research literature on English acknowledgement texts, research into Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts, especially the social roles of the texts, has received little attention. To fill this gap, this book examines a corpus of Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts in order to explore both the typical structure of the texts and their social function within the particular university setting as well as within a broader social context. The author uses stratified purposive sampling and semi-structured text-based interviews with PhD graduates, their superv

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783034305679
    Scope: Online-Ressource (273 p)
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    Table of Contents; List of tables XIII; List of figures XV; CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1; 1.1. Introduction to the study 1; 1.2. Aims of the study 2; 1.3. Significance of the study 3; 1.4. Structure of the book 4; CHAPTER 2: Background to the study 5; 2.1. Introduction 5; 2.2. Social roles of acknowledgement texts 6; 2.2.1. Acknowledgements used as an audience engagement strategy 7; 2.2.2. Acknowledgements used as an embodiment of writers' self-awareness 11; 2.2.3. Acknowledgements used as a mirror of social reality 15; 2.3. Textual realizations of social roles of acknowledgement texts 19

    2.3.1. Generic structure 202.3.2. Sequence of acknowledgees 23; 2.3.3. Terms of address 25; 2.4. Studies of acknowledgements in China 32; 2.4.1. A brief history of acknowledgements written in Chinese 33; 2.4.2. Chinese journal editors' remarks on how to write acknowledgements 34; 2.4.3. Researchers' study of acknowledgement texts 34; 2.5. Summary 36; CHAPTER 3: Theoretical framework and research methodology 39; 3.1. Introduction 39; 3.2. Theoretical framework 39; 3.2.1. A communities of practice view 41; 3.2.2. Audience 44; 3.2.3. Politeness 46; 3.3. Research questions 49

    3.4. Research design 513.4.1. Method 51; 3.4.2. Sampling strategy 52; 3.4.3. Corpus and analysis 53; 3.4.4. Coding scheme 55; 3.4.5. Interview data and analysis 60; 3.5. Summary 62; CHAPTER 4: The Classic Chinese acknowledgements 63; 4.1. Introduction 63; 4.2. Background to Classic Chinese at Zhonghua University 63; 4.3. Generic structure of the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 66; 4.3.1. Moves in the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 66; 4.3.2. Steps in the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 76

    4.4. Sequence of acknowledgees in the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 784.5. Terms of address in the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 86; 4.5.1. Address terms for supervisors in the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 86; 4.5.2. shi-prefixed kinship terms in the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 87; 4.5.3. Address terms for family in the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 88; 4.5.4. Address terms used as a politeness strategy in the Classic Chinese PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 89; 4.6. Summary 93

    CHAPTER 5: The Computer Science acknowledgements 955.1. Introduction 95; 5.2. Background to Computer Science at Zhonghua University 95; 5.3. Generic structure of the Computer Science PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 97; 5.3.1. Moves in the Computer Science PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 97; 5.3.2. Steps in the Computer Science PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 107; 5.4. Sequence of acknowledgees in the Computer Science PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 109; 5.5. Terms of address in the Computer Science PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 113

    5.5.1. Address terms for supervisors in the Computer Science PhD thesis acknowledgement texts 113