文摘
英文文摘
论文说明:List of Tables,List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Gaps
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Overview
2.2 The Notion of Abstract
2.2.1 Definitions of Abstract
2.2.2 Categories of Abstract
2.2.3 Functions of Abstract
2.3 Previous Genre Studies on RA Abstracts
2.3.1 Studies on Generic Structure of RA Abstracts
2.3.2 Studies on Specific Linguistic Features of RA Abstracts
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundations
3.1 Overview
3.2 The Concept of Genre
3.3 Genre Analysis
3.3.1 English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
3.3.2 Australian Genre Studies
3.3.3 New Rhetoric
3.3.4 Comments on the Three Traditions
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 Methodology
4.1 Overview
4.2 Corpus
4.3 Data Collection
4.3.1 Criteria for Data Collection
4.3.2 Selection of the Discipline
4.3.3 Selection of RA Abstracts
4.4 Procedures Followed in the Analysis
4.4.1 Macro-structure of MA Thesis Abstracts
4.4.2 Linguistic Features of MA Thesis Abstracts
4.5 Summary
Chapter 5 Genre Studies on Macro-structure of MA Thesis Abstracts
5.1 Overview
5.2 Macro-structure of MA Thesis Abstracts
5.3 Description of Moves and Steps in Linguistics MA Thesis Abstracts
5.3.1 Description of Move 1-Announcing Importance of the Field
5.3.2 Description of Move 2-Introducing Present Research
5.3.3 Description of Move 3-Presenting the Methodology
5.3.4 Description of Move 4-Announcing the Results
5.3.5 Description of Move 5-Discussing the Results
5.4 Summary
Chapter 6 Genre Studies on Linguistic Features of MA Thesis Abstracts
6.1 Overview
6.2 Tenses
6.3 Voices
6.4 First Person Pronouns
6.5 Sentence Types
6.6 Summary
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Major Findings
7.2 Implications of the Study
7.3 Limitations of the Study and Recommendations for Further Research
Appendices
Appendix Ⅰ Abstracts in USC corpus
Appendix Ⅱ Abstracts in CC corpus
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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