'The main contribution of this study is...': An analysis of statements of contribution in English published research articles and L2 manuscripts
Given the widespread use of English for the international dissemination of scholars’ research results, numerous intercultural analyses have been undertaken in the field of English for Academic Purposes in diverse genres. Rhetorical and discursive conventions across languages and cultures have been s...
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| description | Given the widespread use of English for the international dissemination of scholars’ research results, numerous intercultural analyses have been undertaken in the field of English for Academic Purposes in diverse genres. Rhetorical and discursive conventions across languages and cultures have been studied to help non-native English scholars to be successful in the difficult endeavour of being granted publication in international English-medium publications. The increasing competition to get one’s research published in international journals in English has resulted in the authors’ need to clearly spell out what their contribution to their discipline is, a rhetorical convention which seems to be currently crucial especially in some fields. It is the aim of this paper to trace statements of contribution in the Introduction and Conclusion sections of research articles published in two international journals in finance and to compare the results with those obtained from an analysis of three manuscripts written in English by a team of Spanish scholars sent to the same journals but which received major revision or rejection reports. Reference to these statements made by reviewers in their reports will also be analysed to explore to what extent (non) compliance with this rhetorical convention may influence their final decision (not) to recommend publication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35ba87d8deb34e3ab8f60efe6fb062472022-12-21T19:03:53ZengSIG Writing of EARLIJournal of Writing Research2030-10062294-33072014-02-0153271283doi:10.17239/jowr-2014.05.03.2'The main contribution of this study is...': An analysis of statements of contribution in English published research articles and L2 manuscriptsPilar Mur DueñasGiven the widespread use of English for the international dissemination of scholars’ research results, numerous intercultural analyses have been undertaken in the field of English for Academic Purposes in diverse genres. Rhetorical and discursive conventions across languages and cultures have been studied to help non-native English scholars to be successful in the difficult endeavour of being granted publication in international English-medium publications. The increasing competition to get one’s research published in international journals in English has resulted in the authors’ need to clearly spell out what their contribution to their discipline is, a rhetorical convention which seems to be currently crucial especially in some fields. It is the aim of this paper to trace statements of contribution in the Introduction and Conclusion sections of research articles published in two international journals in finance and to compare the results with those obtained from an analysis of three manuscripts written in English by a team of Spanish scholars sent to the same journals but which received major revision or rejection reports. Reference to these statements made by reviewers in their reports will also be analysed to explore to what extent (non) compliance with this rhetorical convention may influence their final decision (not) to recommend publication.https://doi.org/10.17239/jowr-2014.05.03.2research articleintroductionconclusionEnglish for Academic Purposes (EAP)genre analysis |
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| title | 'The main contribution of this study is...': An analysis of statements of contribution in English published research articles and L2 manuscripts |
| title_full | 'The main contribution of this study is...': An analysis of statements of contribution in English published research articles and L2 manuscripts |
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| title_short | 'The main contribution of this study is...': An analysis of statements of contribution in English published research articles and L2 manuscripts |
| title_sort | the main contribution of this study is an analysis of statements of contribution in english published research articles and l2 manuscripts |
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