TABLE OF CONTENTS
丛书序i
Acknowledgementsv
Abstractvii
摘要ix
Chapter One Introduction1
1.1 Background to the Research Problem1
1.2 Chinese Materials Scientists as Research Subject2
1.3 Research Questions6
1.4 Structure of This Book8
Chapter Two Academic Writing for Multilingual Scholars9
2.1 Scientific Writing as Scholarly Literacy9
2.1.1 In the eyes of sociologists of scientific knowledge9
2.1.2 In the eyes of applied discourse analysts11
2.2 Multilingual Writers in the Postmodern Science27
2.2.1 Contrastive (genre) analysis of textual features28
2.2.2 Disciplinary socialization of multilingual scientist writers33
2.3 Disciplinary Community of MS in China38
2.3.1 Traditional culture and emergence of the community39
2.3.2 Community size， composition and publications of the CMSs40
2.3.3 Outflow of SCI papers and resulting problems42
2.3.4 Enriched materiality， information gap， and modern technology43
2.3.5 Locally-educated in-service staff as a more specific group44
2.4 An Interim Summary45
Chapter Three Writer Identity46
3.1 Writer Identity: Rationale， Etymology and Conceptualization46
3.2 Existing Studies on Writer Identity49
3.2.1 NES and ESL student writers in Anglo-American schools50
3.2.2 EFL/EAL writers in Anglo-American and non-Western universities
55
3.3 Relevant Terms of Writer Identity: Contexts and Research Foci61
3.3.1 Different ways of talking about “identity” in composition research61
3.3.2 Relationship of various identities to writer identity67
3.4 An Interim Summary71
Chapter Four Research Methodology73
4.1 Research Design73
4.2 An Integrative Model of Writer Identity75
4.3 Data Collection79
4.3.1 Corpus compilation79
4.3.2 Selection of focus subjects in the study81
4.3.3 Literacy and discourse-based interviews84
4.3.4 Microhistory of focus RAs， office and other documents86
4.4 Data Annotation/Processing87
4.4.1 Matrix of identity markers in corpus searching87
4.4.2 Software packages and coding scheme89
4.4.3 Ethnographically-inspired case studies92
Chapter Five CMSs Writer Identity Across Domestic and International Discourse Communities: A Corpus-Based Probe93
5.1 Authorial Identity Constructed via Self-Mentions93
5.1.1 Degrees of implicitness: A formal approach94
5.1.2 Varying pragmatic forces: A discourse-functional view95
5.1.3 Inconsistent presentation in R&D sections and implications97
5.2 Authorial Identity Built upon Citation Practices98
5.3 Discoursal Self Substantiated via Professional Terms103
5.3.1 Same discipline but different domains as reflected via KKW nouns104
5.3.2 Professional experiment-conductor: Use of procedural prefabricates105
5.4 Discursive Construction of Writer Identity via Generic Patterns107
5.4.1 Degrees of identification with NES researchers108
5.4.2 Sizable heterogeneity of CMSs writers as special non-Anglophone academics112
5.5 An Interim Summary115
Chapter Six A Dynamic and “Harmonious” Trajectory: Identity Construction of a Junior CMSs Writer117
6.1 Additional Remarks on Data Collection117
6.2 Autobiographical Self in His Publication Trajectory118
6.3 Authorial Identity: Implicit vs. Explicit120
6.4 Discoursal Self: Theoretical/Applied Researcher vs. Gatekeeper125
6.5 Writer Identity at Stake: Chances vs. Challenges in the Institutional Context
128
6.6 A “Harmonious” Journey in a Materiality-Enriched Research Context129
Chapter Seven Pragmatism and Transposition of Discourse Strategies: Identity Construction of a Senior CMSs Writer132
7.1 Autobiographical Self in His Publication Trajectory132
7.2 Authorial Identity: Largely Implicit135
7.3 Discoursal Self Built up in a Pragmatist Style140
7.3.1 Tactic adaptation of research orientations across communities140
7.3.2 A pragmatist strategy of internal textual appropriation143
7.4 Pragmatist Local Conversations as a Controversial Promising Land146
Chapter Eight Discussion and Implications149
8.1 Revisiting the Integrative Writer Identity Model149
8.2 An Enriched Genre Analysis of Identity Construction Among CMSs Writers
150
8.2.1 Autobiographical self， authorial identity and discoursal self of CMSs writers151
8.2.2 Border-crossing as critical moments of identity construction153
8.2.3 Local contingency， pragmatic identification and critical scholarly literacy154
8.3 Research Implications and Pedagogical Applications156
8.3.1 Theoretical implications156
8.3.2 Methodological implications157
8.3.3 Pedagogical applications158
8.4 Limitations of the Study and Possibilities for Further Research159
8.4.1 Limitations of the study160
8.4.2 Possibilities for further research161
References164
Appendices190
Appendix 1 Literacy Interview Guide for Specialist Informants (Conducted in Chinese)190
Appendix 2 Source of CMSs RAs Corpus (2004～2006)190
Appendix 3.1 Top 20 Key Key-Words in ENG Intr Texts195
Appendix 3.2 Top 20 Key Key-Words in ENG R&D Texts196
Appendix 3.3 Top 20 Key Key-Words in CEN Intr Texts197
Appendix 3.4 Top 20 Key Key-Words in CEN R&D Texts198
Appendix 3.5 Top 22 Key Key-Words in CHN Intr Texts199
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