Function and Structure of Academic English

Page No.: 
41
Writer(s): 
Martha C. Pennington, City University of Hong Kong

The language of academic English is described with a focus on the academic
paper or research report. It is maintained that the academic paper or research
report opens a window of current relevance on a phenomenon or topic,
establishing a generic perspective that pressures the use of present tense, complex
nominal expressions, and passive voice.

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