Abstract
Citational practice has been an important feature of academic writing. This study analyzed the in-text citations of 30 social science research articles (RAs) by part-genres. The citations identified in their rhetorical contexts were analyzed for densities, surface forms, roles of cited authors, reporting verbs (RVs), and functions. This multi-perspective analysis shows substantial differences of citation patterns across the Introduction-Method-Result-Discussion (IMRD) part-genres, which illustrates how forms and functions of citations are connected to various rhetorical purposes of RA part-genres. Findings contribute to a better understanding of the citational practice in social science RAs and provide useful implications for research writing pedagogy.
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