Publisher:
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London
Part one. Academic discourse and rhetorical change -- Publish and prosper : the changing face of academic life -- Understanding language change : corpora, contexts and rhetoric -- Part two. Changes in argument patterns -- A multidimensional analysis...
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Part one. Academic discourse and rhetorical change -- Publish and prosper : the changing face of academic life -- Understanding language change : corpora, contexts and rhetoric -- Part two. Changes in argument patterns -- A multidimensional analysis of change -- Changes in coherence and cohesion : let's look at this -- Points of reference : changing patterns of citation -- Changes in self-citation : cumulative inquiry or self-promotion -- Bundling up : changes in multiword combinations -- Part three. Changes in stance and engagement -- Evidentiality, affect and presence : changing patterns of stance -- Changes in a stance marker : evaluative that -- Representing readers : changes in engagement -- Changes in the rhetorical self : a profile of we -- Is academic writing becoming more informal? -- Part four. Epilogue -- Pulling it all together.
