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Repeated Language in Academic Discourse: The Case of Biology Background Statements

Author(s) -

Diane Pecorari

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

nordic journal of english studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18

H-Index - 8

eISSN - 1654-6970

pISSN - 1502-7694

DOI - 10.35360/njes.99

Subject(s) - english language , english studies , field (mathematics) , linguistics , political science , sociology , library science , computer science , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics

Repetition in language use has been approached from several rather diverse angles, including pre-fabricated multi-word lexical units and intertextuality of types ranging from quotation to patchwriting (Howard, 1995) to plagiarism. This paper suggests that such divergent approaches to the question of repetition have commonalities which can inform EAP practice, and reports the results of an investigation into repetition in a specific element in biology research articles.

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