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Cross-disciplinary variation in exemplification: A local grammar analysis of biology and applied linguistics research articles 例证中的跨学科变化：生物学和应用语言学研究文章的局部语法分析

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2026.01.001

Arefe Amini Faskhodi, Mohsen Shirazizadeh, Somayeh Fathali

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A BERT-based method to develop discipline-specific academic vocabulary lists in large corpora 基于bert的大型语料库中学科专用学术词汇表的开发方法

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2025.11.002

Tongxi Gong , Lei Liu

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An idiodynamic investigation of student listening experiences in an English medium instruction political science lecture 英语媒介教学政治课学生听力体验的独特动态调查

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2025.11.005

Joseph Siegel, Aki Siegel, Maria Kuteeva

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AI-mediated genre learning in the business English class ai介导的商务英语体裁学习

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2025.11.004

Xiaoqiong You , Xiaoye You

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Making sense of the uncommon-sense: A Linguistic exploration of disciplinary discourse in English-medium MBBS (Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) programs in China 理解非常识性：中国以英语授课的医学和外科学士学位课程中学科话语的语言学探索

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2025.11.006

Lin Chen

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Metadiscoursal adjectives in novice academic writing 初级学术写作中的元语篇形容词

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2025.11.003

Višnja Pavičić Takač , Vesna Bogdanović , Jagoda Topalov

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-01-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2026.01.002

Zhiyi Zhou

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2025.12.001

Dan Douglas

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Business English writing problems of business English majors: A triangulated approach 商务英语专业学生的商务英语写作问题：三角法

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2025.08.004

Si Ning Tan , Madhubala Bava Harji , Yue Hui Wang

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Unlocking the full potential of English-medium education: A longitudinal exploration of business students’ views of disciplinary literacies 释放英语媒介教育的全部潜力：商科学生对学科素养观点的纵向探索

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2025.11.001

Emma Dafouz , Sonia López-Serrano

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