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Identifying Generic Structure Components

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Analysing Structure in Academic Writing

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Extending the present prototype approach that revealed that generic structure components are better understood as overlapping conceptualisations rather than as an entity defined by formal units, this chapter presents actual analytical methods using the new generic structure model for academic writing. A cognitive-oriented unit of analysis is proposed instead of formal linguistic ones, such as sentences, since formal units do not coincide with conceptualisations that instantiate generic structure components. The relationship between the cognitive-oriented unit of analysis and modes, semantics, and metaphors is discussed. Coding methods, which enable the generic structure analysis in accordance with different research purposes, are presented.

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    In fact, the inter-rater reliability test is not solely for increasing reliability and validity. Low reliability results need to prompt the question whether the rater needs more training on coding or the coding model itself is faulty. The latter possibility, to my knowledge, has never been explored in move analysis. See Gwet (2010, 2014) and Stemler (2004) for details of inter-rater reliability approaches.

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    Tomoko Sawaki

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Sawaki, T. (2016). Identifying Generic Structure Components. In: Analysing Structure in Academic Writing. Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54239-7_7

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