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Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes
Vol. 2:1 (2021) ► pp.62–80
Perspectives

Nature of disciplinarity

What do discipline-specific studies of research articles need to consider?

| City University of Hong Kong
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Disciplines and disciplinarity
    • 2.1Attempts at defining a discipline
    • 2.2Dynamism and heterogeneity
    • 2.3Disciplinarity of young and emerging domains
  • 3.Knowledge to gain about the disciplines
    • 3.1Status and genealogy
    • 3.2Epistemic heterogeneity and dynamism
    • 3.3Attributes of the epistemic repertoire(s)
    • 3.4Types of RAs and journals
  • 4.Accessing specialist knowledge
    • 4.1Specialist informants
    • 4.2Specialist literature
    • 4.3Collaboration with specialists
  • 5.Introducing the disciplines and incorporating specialist knowledge in writing
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 2 August 2021
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