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Book SynopsisDiane Pecorari is professor of English linguistics and head of the Department of Languages at Linnaeus University in Sweden
Trade ReviewAttitudes to plagiarism are as diverse as the contexts in which it emerges, but this meticulous investigation makes an important contribution to the debate. It will make interesting reading not only for researchers in applied Linguistics but also for anyone concerned with academic writing, faculty academic conduct officers, directors of studies and academic registrars. * Times Higher Education *
This is a book that deserves to be widely read, not only by researchers on written discourse, teachers of academic writing and supervisors, but more generally by those with responsibility for drafting and implementing plagiarism policies within the academic community... The value of this book lies in its provision of empirical evidence to back up its central argument. * System, 2008 *
This book is a very useful contribution to the literature on writing using sources. It includes much of the key literature on the topic, and its use of empirical evidence to support its argument is particularly valuable. It provides a detailed descriptive analysis of a number of problems, together with some suggested solutions -- Rosemary Wette * Tesolanz Newsletter *
"... this book is an important contribution to both our understanding of the controversies regarding plagiarism and to our ability to help students navigate the complexity of the issues that the discussion of plagiarism has raised." - English for Specific Purposes 2009 -- Joel Bloch
By viewing plagiarism as a linguistic and cultural phenmenon and by draing on a range of methodological approaches, Pecorari provides researchers and instructors with much to think about when it comes to addressing student plagiarism, especially when working with nonnative-English-speakers. -- Rebecca Moore Howard, Writing Program Administration
Reviewed in the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 33, Number 2 ‘Pecorari's book offers an important application of research into intertextuality in academic English and the findings of hr research project should not be ignored in any university where English is the language of teaching and learning'
This text is useful not only for program administrators and recruiters (who need to be informed about what constitutes writing, plagiarism and language proficiency) but also for academic writing instructors and supervisors of Masters' theses and doctoral dissertations. * The Linguist List *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements \ 1. Plagiarism: Why the need for a linguistic analysis? \ 2. Plagiarism in Perspective \ 3. Learning to write from sources \ 4. The texts \ 5. 'My position, it is impossible': The writers' perspectives \ 6. The readers \ 7. Plagiarism, patchwriting and source use in context \ References \ Appendix \ Index
