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Peer reviewedFlowerdew, John – Applied Linguistics, 1992
An empirical study of the speech act of definition in science lectures found that definitions signposted the logical/discourse structure of the lecture, helped to maintain comprehension as discourse progressed, and were often clustered together in discourse. (14 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Definitions, Discourse Analysis, English for Science and Technology
