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Writing and identity : the discoursal construction of identity in academic writing /
Writing is not just about conveying 'content' but also about the representation of self. (One of the reasons people find writing difficult is that they do not feel comfortable with the 'me' they are portraying in their writing. Academic writing in particular often poses a conflic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
John Benjamins,
©1998.
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| Colección: | Studies in written language and literacy ;
v. 5. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Writing is not just about conveying 'content' but also about the representation of self. (One of the reasons people find writing difficult is that they do not feel comfortable with the 'me' they are portraying in their writing. Academic writing in particular often poses a conflict of identity for students in higher education, because the 'self' which is inscribed in academic discourse feels alien to them.)The main claim of this book is that writing is an act of identity in which people align themselves with socio-culturally shaped subject positions, and thereby play their part in reproducing o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 373 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-362) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027285515 9027285519 |