Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspectives on academic discourse [electronic resource] / edited by Eija Suomela-Salmi, Fred Dervin.

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Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspectives on academic discourse [electronic resource] / edited by Eija Suomela-Salmi, Fred Dervin.

Author:

Suomela-Salmi, Eija.

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1 online resource (vi, 299 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond, new ser., v. 193

General Note:

Selected papers from the conference organized at the Dept. of French Studies at the Univ. of Turku, Finland.

Contents:

Introduction / Eija Suomela-Salmi and Fred Dervin -- Discursive characteristics of AD -- As academics we are not disposed to say 'I know the world is round-- ' : marking of evidentiality in Russian and German historiographic articles / Christina Janik -- Certainty and commitment in the construction of academic knowledge in the humanities / Rebecca Beke and Adriana Bolívar -- Citation in business management research articles : a contrastive (English-Spanish) corpus-based analysis / Pilar Mur Dueñas -- A cross-cultural comparison of the functions and sociolinguistic distribution of English and German tag questions and discourse markers in academic speech / Erik Schleef -- Different voices -- Polyphony in academic discourse: a cross-cultural perspective on historical discourse / Marina Bondi -- Academic voices in the research article / Kjersti Fløttum -- Author identity in economics and linguistics abstracts / Trine Dahl -- Exploring the polyphonic dimension of academic book review articles in the discourse of linguistics / Giuliana Diani -- Notes on notes : endnotes and footnotes in Swedish historical and philosophical research articles / Merja Koskela and Tiina Männikkö -- Cross-cultural rhetoric -- The use of contrastive strategies in a sociology research paper : a cross-cultural study / Zofia Golebiowski -- Different worlds, different audiences: a contrastive analysis of research article abstracts / Rosa Lorés-Sanz -- Spoken rhetoric: how do natives and non-natives fare? / Anna Mauranen -- Argumentative strategies in conference discussions sessions / Irena Vassileva -- Construction of concepts in the academia -- Clash of the Titans : the construction of the human and social sciences by a philosopher and a sociologist / Eija Suomela-Salmi and Fred Dervin -- Semantic and discursive construction of the 'Europe of knowledge' / Olga Galatanu.

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Subject Term:

Intercultural communication -- Congresses.

Cross-cultural orientation -- Congresses.

Multicultural education -- Congresses.

Discourse markers -- Congresses.

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Suomela-Salmi, Eija.

Dervin, Fred, 1974-

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2009

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The goal of this volume is to examine academic discourse (AD) from cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspectives. The adjective Cross-cultural in the volume title is not just limited to national contexts but also includes a cross-disciplinary perspective. Twelve scientific fields are under scrutiny in the articles. One of the unique aspects of the volume is the inclusion of a variety of foreign languages (English (as a lingua franca), Spanish, French, Swedish, Russian, German, Italian, and Norwegian). Besides, in several articles dealing with oral AD, comparisons and parallels are also established with written AD. The research methodologies used in the studies are varied and they offer an overview of the diversity and richness of approaches to AD. All in all, it is hoped that the volume appeals not only to young researchers but also to confirmed scholars interested in cross-linguistic and cross-cultural aspects of AD. It will also be of interest to language teachers or teachers who are involved with e.g. international students and academic mobility.

Eija Suomela-Salmi; Fred DervinChristina JanikRebecca Beke; Adriana BolívarPilar Mur-DueñasErik SchleefMarina BondiKjersti FløttumTrine DahlGiuliana DianiMerja Koskela; Tiina MännikköZosia GolebiowskiRosa Lorés-SanzAnna MauranenIrena G. VassilevaEija Suomela-Salmi; Fred DervinOlga Galatanu

1 Introduction	p. 1
2 As academics we are not disposed to say "I know the world is round..."	p. 19
3 Certainty and commitment in the construction of academic knowledge in the humanities	p. 33
4 Citation in business management research articles	p. 49
5 A\cross-cultural comparison of the functions and sociolinguistic distribution of English and German tag questions and discourse markers in academic speech	p. 61
6 Polyphony in academic discourse	p. 83
7 Academic voices in the research article	p. 109
8 Author identity in economics and linguistics abstracts	p. 123
9 Exploring the polyphonic dimension of academic book review articles in the discourse of linguistics	p. 135
10 Notes on notes	p. 151
11 The\use of contrastive strategies in a sociology research paper	p. 165
12 Different worlds, different audiences	p. 187
13 Spoken rhetoric	p. 199
14 Argumentative strategies in conference discussions sessions	p. 219
15 Clash of the Titans	p. 243
16 Semantic and discursive construction of the "Europe of knowledge"	p. 275
17 Magna Charta Universitatum	p. 294
18 Index	p. 297

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