Ph. D. thesis writers' abilities to effectively use interpersonal language and engage with
disciplinary communities are recognized as key features of successful thesis writing (Hyland …

The past few decades have witnessed an upsurge of scholarly interest in the generic
descriptions of PhD theses following Swales' seminal Genre Analysis. Fitted within the …

Abstract Three Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations have received global popularity, which
develop the discursive competence of postgraduate students to communicate their …

Few academic genres have received more attention than the research abstract. Its
increasing importance, diverse functions and convenient length mean it has been …

Research on negation has generally explored the cross-linguistic similarities and
differences of a host of widely spoken languages with little attention to its nuances within …

Interpreting research findings in doctoral thesis discussions is a demanding rhetorical task
for writers, as it requires them to both make propositions of their own findings and engage …

How limitations are acknowledged and discussed has a profound impact on the extent the
research is evaluated and accepted by its intended readers. However, little attention has …

The current study investigates why abstracts are written differently in theses and research
articles. To this end, 200 abstracts of PhD theses in prestigious American and British …

A Doctor of Philosophy degree is expected to provide a transformative experience to
students and expand the frontier of disciplinary knowledge to benefit the wider public. The …

The abstract which complements proposals, articles, and dissertations, is a remarkable
convention in scientific studies since it creates access for readers and authors to read or …