Gabriella Jenei: Referential Cohesion in Academic Writing • A descriptive and exploratory theory- and corpus-based study of the text-organizing role of reference in written academic discourse
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9. STAGE 5: THE NEW ANALYTICAL TOOL: REFERENTIAL COHESION IN RESEARCH ARTICLES AND MA THESES
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9.6. Results: Patterns of Referential Cohesion
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9.6.6. General observations relating to the structure and layout of the papers

9.6.6. General observations relating to the structure and layout of the papers

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In the course of the analytical procedures several problems surfaced that did not directly relate to cohesive reference but had an influence on the results. These will be discussed here briefly.

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There were quite a few unexpected problems in MA theses that relate to how the paper is structured. The organization of the text is especially important in academic genres, where the great number of section and subsection titles either support or interrupt the continuity of the text, depending on whether the paper is or is not a well-written one. Thesis writers tend to treat these titles much more as parts of the text than RA writers do. There are two main problems that were observed in the corpus of MA theses: reference to section titles and reference across section boundaries. In addition, here the order of appearance of general and specific items is discussed, thesis writers’ application of guidelines for structuring their texts and their tendencies to use vague signposting.

9.6.6.1. Reference to section title content

9.6.6.2. Reference across section boundaries

9.6.6.3. Precedence of general items

9.6.6.4. Stating the obvious

9.6.6.5. Vague reference to co-text

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