Argument and information structures in sociology research papers : analysis of the abstract and introduction sections

• Main Author: Cheng, Wei-Ning
• Other Authors: Khoo Soo Guan, Christopher
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Library and information science::Knowledge management; Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138530
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This is a study of the argument structure and information structure of research papers in the field of sociology. The study adopted an interdisciplinary approach: it addressed the issue of information use in research report writing, within the broader field of information behavior; it applied techni...