Langbeschreibung
How does academic writing work in English linguistics and in English literary and cultural studies? This book serves as a student guide to the conventions of writing in these disciplines. It introduces how linguistic and literary and cultural researchers think and write in their fields. Vivid examples and quotations from student papers show elegant solutions for approaching structure and formulation in academic writing. In this way, this volume makes the composition of university papers more accessible.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Instead of a preface 71. The practices of writing 111.1 Why academic writing is hard 121.2 Academic writing means joining a conversation 131.3 Finding literature 281.4 Text in progress: drafting, revising, and editing 361.5 How to become an expert on your own writing 44Reference list 502. Writing in linguistics 512.1 Thinking, writing, and communication in English linguistics 512.2 How linguists write about linguistic questions 562.3 Content of linguistic writing 572.4 Finding a topic and formulating a research statement 712.5 Structure (IMRaD) 81Reference list 100Suggested solutions to the tasks 1023. Writing in literary and cultural studies 1043.1 Thinking, writing, and communication in Anglo-American literary and cultural studies 1043.2 Building your argument: rhetoric, argumentation, and structure 1113.3 Building your argument: theory, formal analysis, and interpretation 1343.4 How to begin 149Reference list 156Acknowledgements 159Index 160