How students write : a linguistic analysis /

"Analyzes sentence-level patterns in first-year and advanced student writing, comparing thesis-driven argumentative papers and analysis-driven explanatory papers. Examines text features including diplomatic evidentiality, explicit cohesion, and compressed detail to consider how course assignmen...

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Main Author:	Aull, Laura (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : The Modern Language Association of America, 2020.
Subjects:	English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching (Higher) Report writing > Study and teaching (Higher) Academic writing > Study and teaching (Higher)

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Summary:	"Analyzes sentence-level patterns in first-year and advanced student writing, comparing thesis-driven argumentative papers and analysis-driven explanatory papers. Examines text features including diplomatic evidentiality, explicit cohesion, and compressed detail to consider how course assignments shape students' choices. Includes suggestions for assignment design and activities for student analysis"--
Physical Description:	pages cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781603294683 1603294686 9781603294522 160329452X