<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Abstracts are short and dense summaries of the main aspects of academic work. Major rhetoric moves, such as the aim the research, description of the methodology, the summary of the results, are identified in 52 undergraduate theses written by Hungarian students of English. Emphasis is given to the academic lexical bundles, the use of tenses and aspects, personal pronouns, modal auxiliaries, hedging in the realization of these moves. Comparison is made between novice and experienced writers. The pedagogical implications of the findings are also discussed.</p></abstract>

s are short and dense summaries of the main aspects of academic work. Major rhetoric moves, such as the aim the research, description of the methodology, the summary of the results, are identified in 52 undergraduate theses written by Hungarian students of English. Emphasis is given to the academic lexical bundles, the use of tenses and aspects, personal pronouns, modal auxiliaries, hedging in the realization of these moves. Comparison is made between novice and experienced writers. The pedagogical implications of the findings are also discussed.

Selling Their Research: The Linguistic Realization of Rhetoric Moves in English Thesis Abstracts Written by Hungarian Undergraduates

Romanian Journal of English Studies

s are short and dense summaries of the main aspects of academic work. Major rhetoric moves, such as the aim the research, description of the methodology, the...

Selling Their Research: The Linguistic Realization of Rhetoric Moves in English Thesis Abstracts Written by Hungarian Undergraduates

Published Online: Feb 22, 2013

Page range: 181 - 191

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2013-0016

Keywords
abstract, academic phrases, academic writing, rhetoric moves, undergraduates

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Selling Their Research: The Linguistic Realization of Rhetoric Moves in English Thesis Abstracts Written by Hungarian Undergraduates

Published Online: Feb 22, 2013

Page range: 181 - 191

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2013-0016

Keywordsabstract, academic phrases, academic writing, rhetoric moves, undergraduates

This content is open access.

Keywords
abstract, academic phrases, academic writing, rhetoric moves, undergraduates