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Abstract (Chinese) |
4-6 |
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Abstract (English) |
6-10 |
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Chapter One: Introduction |
10-17 |
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1.1 The background to the research |
10-11 |
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1.2 The rationale for the research |
11-14 |
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1.3 The objective of the research |
14-15 |
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1.4 The outline of the thesis |
15-17 |
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Chapter Two: Literature Review |
17-27 |
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2.1 Contrastive rhetoric |
17-20 |
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2.2 Genre-specific studies in contrastive rhetoric |
20-24 |
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2.2.1 Genre analysis |
20-22 |
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2.2.2 Studies on genre-specific writing |
22-24 |
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2.3 Studies on the genre of research article introductions |
24-26 |
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2.4 Summary |
26-27 |
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Chapter Three: Research Design and Methodology |
27-34 |
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3.1 Research design |
27-28 |
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3.2 Data collection |
28-30 |
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3.3 Research method |
30-32 |
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3.4 Summary |
32-34 |
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Chapter Four: Data Analysis and Discussion |
34-54 |
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4.1 Move-Step analysis |
34-44 |
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4.1.1 Sample analysis |
34-36 |
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4.1.2 Rhetorical structures of the introductions |
36-38 |
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4.1.3 Linguistic realizations of moves and steps in the introductions |
38-44 |
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4.2 Discussion of the results |
44-52 |
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4.2.1 Findings at the macro-structural level |
44-48 |
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4.2.2 Findings at the micro-linguistic level |
48-52 |
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4.3 Summary |
52-54 |
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Chapter Five: Conclusion and Implications |
54-61 |
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5.1 Summary of findings of the study |
54-56 |
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5.2 Theoretical and practical implications |
56-59 |
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5.2.1 Contribution to contrastive rhetoric |
57-58 |
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5.2.2 Significance for academic writing and teaching |
58-59 |
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5.3 Limitations of this study and suggestions for further research |
59-61 |
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Notes |
61-62 |
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References |
62-67 |
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Appendix Ⅰ |
67-69 |
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Appendix Ⅱ |
69-70 |
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Appendix Ⅲ |
70-72 |
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Appendix Ⅳ |
72 |
