Abstracts and the Writing of Abstracts

Name: Abstracts and the Writing of Abstracts
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ISBN: 9780472033355

ISBN-10: 0472033352

ISBN-13: 9780472033355

Edition: 2009

Authors: John M. Swales, Christine B. Feak

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Today's research world demands a variety of different abstracts to serve different purposes. As a result, writing abstracts can be a difficult task for graduate and international students, researchers, and even practiced authors.Abstracts and the Writing of Abstractsis designed to demystify the construction of this essential writing form and to equip scholars with the skills to summarize their work in clear and compelling ways. This volume represents a revision and expansion of the material on writing abstracts that appeared inEnglish in Today's Research World. TheAbstractsvolume focuses on abstracts for research articles before addressing abstracts for short communications, conferences,…

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List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 3/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 104
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



General Introduction to the Volumes


Introduction to the Abstracts Volume


A Crucial First Step


Research Article (RA) Abstracts


General Analysis of RA Abstracts


Specific Analyses


Getting Started (Moves 1 and 2)


Language Focus: Links between S1 and S2


Compressing Methods Descriptions (Move 3)


Moving On: Results (Move 4)


Language Focus: Main Results and That Clauses in Traditional Abstracts


Concluding a Traditional Abstract (Move 5)


A Final Issue: A Need to Problematize in the Abstract?


Structured Research Article Abstracts


Statements of Objective


Language Focus: Opening the Conclusion Section


Abstracts for Short Communications


Conference Abstracts


A Closer Look at the Organization of Conference Abstracts


The Rating of Conference Abstracts


The Role of a Senior Author: An Example


The Problem of Promissory Abstracts


Conference Abstract Titles


Structured Conference Abstracts


Conference Program Abstracts or Summaries


PhD Dissertation Abstracts


Choosing Keywords


Appendix: Notes on Cross-Linguistic Issues


Sources


References