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This final chapter begins with a restatement of the research questions (Sect. 8.2.1). I will then summarize the main findings of the study (Sects. 8.2.2–8.2.6), in terms of how they relate to the research questions. Following this, the contributions of the study and the implications of its findings for EAP theory, research and pedagogy are discussed (Sect. 8.3). After the study as a whole is evaluated and limitations of the study are indicated (Sect. 8.4), the book is brought a conclusion with recommendations for future research (Sect. 8.5).

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    As noted in Appendix A, the “major” structural patterns, defined as those that are employed no less than three times for each discipline, could not be identified for all of the 39 disciplines.

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