Discourse functions of formulaic sequences in academic speech across two disciplines

Formulaic sequences play a crucial role in building academic discourse. From among the variety of formulaic expressions, lexical bundles have been shown to serve particular facilitative functions in academic discourse. Defined as strings of word forms that commonly co-occur in natural discourse, lex...

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Main Authors: Hadi Kashiha (Author), Chan, Swee Heng (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM, 2014-06.
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