{"product_id":"phrasebook-for-writing-papers-and-research-in-english-9781492959793","title":"PhraseBook for Writing Papers and Research in English","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e***** I'd been looking for a complete and simple phrasebook for a few days to help me writing my thesis. After a few attempts without being really convinced, I finally came across this book. It fits perfectly my needs and expectations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Customer, Amazon.de) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ePhraseBook for Writing Papers and Research\u003c\/b\u003e gives you a bank of over 5000 words and phrases to help you write, present and publish at university and research level in English.\u003cp\u003ePhrases are divided into around 30 main sections, such as \u003cb\u003eIntroducing a Study, Arguing For and Against, Reviewing other Work, Summarizing and Conclusions\u003c\/b\u003e. Many sections are further divided, for example the \u003cb\u003eRelationship to Previous Work \u003c\/b\u003eand the \u003cb\u003eLimitations of Current Knowledge\u003c\/b\u003e (see below for example phrases).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting Help sections give advice on university and research writing in English, helping you to avoid many common errors. Main chapters include \u003cb\u003eStyle, Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, Vocabulary, Numbers and Time\u003c\/b\u003e. These include subsections on for example \u003cb\u003eReferring to Yourself, British and US Spellings, and Punctuating Quotations\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 4th edition also includes a \u003cb\u003eUniversity and Research Thesaurus\u003c\/b\u003e to help you improve your academic vocabulary, as well as a \u003cb\u003eGlossary\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eof University and Research Terminology\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe PhraseBook is used in more than 30 countries in subjects ranging from \u003cb\u003eMedicine, Engineering, Science and Technology to Law, Business and Economics, Geography, History, Sociology, Psychology, Language and Education\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Over 5000 words and phrases to help you write, present and publish in English\u003cbr\u003e- Written by PhD authors\u003cbr\u003e- Specially designed for non-native speakers\u003cbr\u003e- Suitable for university and research writing from student to researcher and faculty level\u003cbr\u003e- Exercises for individual and classroom use\u003cbr\u003e- British and American English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExample phrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing your work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study will begin by outlining...\u003cbr\u003eThis study addresses a number of issues...\u003cbr\u003eThe following section sets out...\u003cbr\u003e...to examine the research problem in detail\u003cbr\u003e...to shed light on a number of problem areas in current theory\u003cbr\u003eThe paper presented here is based in part on an earlier study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArguing for and against\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis becomes clear when one examines...\u003cbr\u003eThis lends weight to the argument that...\u003cbr\u003eSupport for this interpretation comes from...\u003cbr\u003eWhile it may well be valid that..., this study argues the importance of...\u003cbr\u003eA serious drawback of this approach is...\u003cbr\u003eOne of the prime failings of this theory or explanation is...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviewing other work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX takes little or no account of...\u003cbr\u003eThere is little evidence to suggest that...\u003cbr\u003eThe study offers only cursory examination of...\u003cbr\u003eX gives a detailed if not always tenable analysis of...\u003cbr\u003eThe authors' claim that...is not well founded.\u003cbr\u003eX's explanation is not implausible, if not entirely satisfactory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalysis and explanation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf, for the sake of argument, we assume...\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most obvious consequences of...is...\u003cbr\u003eAlthough it may well be true that..., it is important not to overlook...\u003cbr\u003eIt is important to distinguish carefully between...\u003cbr\u003eThe extent to which this reflects...is unclear.\u003cbr\u003eA more plausible explanation for or of...would...\u003cbr\u003eThe reason for...is unknown, but...has been suggested by X as a possible factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary and conclusions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcluding this section, we can say that...\u003cbr\u003eChapter X draws together the main findings of the paper.\u003cbr\u003eA number of key issues have been addressed in this study.\u003cbr\u003eThis study has highlighted a number of problem areas in existing theory.\u003cbr\u003eWhile the initial findings are promising, further research is necessary.\u003cbr\u003eThe results of this study suggest a number of new avenues for research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso available on Amazon: \u003c\/b\u003eConcise PhraseBook for Writing Academic English (ISBN 1903384095)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Howe, BA, PhD, is an associate professor at the Department of English at Fukuoka University in Japan. 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