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Differences of Moves in Chinese and English Chemical Industry and Engineering Abstracts—A Case Study on <i>Progress in Polymer Science and Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress</i>
School of Arts and Science of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Translation and Cultural Communication Research Institute of SUST, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
School of Arts and Science of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Translation and Cultural Communication Research Institute of SUST, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
- 1 School of Arts and Science of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Translation and Cultural Communication Research Institute of SUST, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
- 2 School of Arts and Science of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Translation and Cultural Communication Research Institute of SUST, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics·Volume 09 (2019)·Pages 382–394·Published 10 September 2019·DOI10.4236/ojml.2019.95031
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Abstract
Abstract writing and translation have always been the emphasis and difficulty in thesis writing. Discourse structures and language features of abstracts are two major elements. In this paper, a total of 101 abstracts in Progress in Polymer Science and Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress from January 2017 to December 2018 are taken as examples. Based on analysis of Move Differences, the paper describes structural characteristics and discourse features of abstracts in two top-level journals in chemical industry, reveals differences between Chinese and English abstracts to provide reference for domestic authors’ writing and translation.
KeywordsMove DifferencesAbstract AnalysisDiscourse StructureLanguage Feature
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