Introduction to the Third Edition vii
UNIT ONE: An Approach to Academic Writing 1
Audience 4
Purpose and Strategy 6
Organization 8
Style 14
Language Focus: The Vocabulary Shift—Verbs 17
Language Focus: The Vocabulary Shift—Nouns and 20
Other Parts of Speech
Language Focus: Other Stylistic Features 22
Flow 30
Language Focus: Linking Words and Phrases 37
Presentation 48
Positioning 53
UNIT TWO: General-Specific and Specific-General Texts 55
Opening with General Statements 61
Opening with Statistics 64
Opening with Definitions 65
Writing a Definition 65
Some Common Ways to Define in Academic Writing 67
Language Focus: Verbs in Defining and Naming 68
A Brief Look at the Elements of Formal Sentence Definitions 71
Extended Definitions 74
Variations in Definitions 84
Discussions of Schools of Thought 89
Specific-to-General Organization 92
UNIT THREE: Problem, Process, and Solution 100
The Structure of Problem-Solution Texts 101
Language Focus: Mid-Position Adverbs 105
Procedures and Processes 108
Language Focus: -ing Clauses to Indicate Cause and Effect 115
Language Focus: Passive Voice 119
Flow of Ideas in a Process Description...
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