Interacting with the Reader: Politeness in Engineering Research Article Discussions

The writer’s strategy to combine the exposition of factual information with personal judgement and interaction with the reader has been analysed in a number of studies (Hunston, 1994; Hyland, 1998a, 1998b; Latour and Woolgar, 1979; Skelton, 1997). Myers’ studies (1989, 19...

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Main Authors: Luz Gil-Salom, Carmen Soler-Monreal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2009-12-01
Series:International Journal of English Studies (IJES)
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Online Access:http://revistas.um.es/ijes/article/view/99581