A discourse on structure of acknowledgments in doctoral dissertation in a multiracial setting

• Main Authors: Nurul Nadwa Ahmad Zaidi, Wan Nurul Fatihah Wan Ismail, Muhd Syahir Abdul Rani, Wan Najmu’deen Wan Omar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18371/1/51812-169832-1-SM.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18371/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/jmelayu/issue/view/1430
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The existence of acknowledgment in academic paper has become an academic practice. This paper explores the generic structure of doctoral dissertation acknowledgments of three major races in Malaysia through discourse analysis. It also aims to find differences of the moves and steps used by the three...