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This chapter presents the results of the genre analysis of the Introduction section (Sect. 6.2) and the LR section (Sect. 6.3). As stated in the Methodology chapter, the introductions used before the LR section show structural and functional variability, with the two major types identified (viz., the “Research-oriented Traditional CARS (RT CARS)” type and the “Two-move Orientation” type), in addition to the “Practical-problem Solving (PS)” type in CE and the “Building on the Writer’s Own Previous Research” type in AL. The findings on the move and sub-move analysis of these two dominant types of introduction are a major focus of this chapter. In the second half of this chapter, findings on the rhetorical structure of the LR section are presented and discussed, with related cross-disciplinary variations outlined. The similarities, differences and interrelationship between the Introduction and the LR sections are expounded so as to provide a comprehensive understanding of the communicative functions and rhetorical organization of the introductory phase structured in the “I+LR” format.
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Lin, (. (2020). Rhetorical Structure of the Introductory Part. In: Perspectives on the Introductory Phase of Empirical Research Articles. Corpora and Intercultural Studies, vol 5. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9204-8_6
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