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Researcher commentary on Warren (2013): The prevalence and forms of intertextuality 研究者评论Warren(2013):互文性的流行和形式

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.02.005

Martin Warren

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Toward an empirical understanding of formality: Triangulating corpus data with teacher perceptions 对形式的经验理解:语料库数据与教师感知的三角测量

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.04.006

Tülay Dixon , Jesse Egbert , Tove Larsson , Henrik Kaatari , Elizabeth Hanks

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Integrating multi-communication research and the business English class 将多元交际研究与商务英语课堂相结合

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.02.008

Julio Gimenez

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Shell noun phrases in scientific writing: A diachronic corpus-based study on research articles in chemical engineering 科技写作中的壳名词短语:基于历时语料库的化工科研论文研究

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.05.001

Yunyun Wang, Guangwei Hu

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Digital mediation in ESP genres ESP体裁中的数字调解

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.03.002

Christoph A. Hafner, Simon Harrison, Wing Yee Jenifer Ho, Becky S.C. Kwan

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Frame-based formulaic features in L2 writing pedagogy: Variants, functions, and student writer perceptions in academic writing 第二语言写作教学中基于框架的公式化特征:学术写作中的变体、功能和学生作家感知

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.03.004

J. Elliott Casal , Jungwan Yoon

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Transcending science in scientific communication: Multimodal strategies to incorporate humanistic perspectives in TED talks on biology 在科学传播中超越科学:在TED生物学演讲中融入人文观点的多模式策略

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.02.004

Sichen Xia

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Becoming a member of the business community 成为商界的一员

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.02.006

Zuocheng Zhang

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Developing an ESP workshop to promote handover practices in nursing communication: A case study of nurses in a bilingual hospital in Hong Kong 建立ESP工作坊以促进护理交流中的交接实践——香港一家双语医院护士的案例研究

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.04.002

Jack Pun

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Podcasts as a resource for learning academic English: A lexical perspective 播客作为学习学术英语的资源:从词汇的角度看

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English for Specific Purposes Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2023.02.003

Chen-Yu Liu

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