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At last – a book on academic writing which not only shows how to write academically but also explains why these choices are often made. It is a highly-accessible, well-structured book which will support the academic writer in understanding the expectations of this genre, at the same time as retaining agency as an author. Debra Myhill, University of Exeter, UK

At last – a book on academic writing which not only shows how to write academically but also explains why these choices are often made. It is a highly-accessible, well-structured book which will support the academic writer in understanding the expectations of this genre, at the same time as retaining agency as an author. Debra Myhill, University of Exeter, UK Paraskevas and Rossen-Knill's Guidebook to Academic Writing is like a set of secret language keys: it decodes discipline-specific academic writing. Thanks to their well-chosen, accessible and authentic examples, Guidebook to Academic Writing offers essential reading for instructors and students hoping to make and to support informed choices about writing. Laura Aull, University of Michigan, USA

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Cornelia C. Paraskevas is Professor Emerita of Linguistics and Writing. She taught at Western Oregon University for 32 years. She is the author of Exploring Grammar Through Texts: Reading and Writing the Structure of English (2020) and co-author (with M. E. Sargent) of Conversations about Writing: Eavesdropping, Inkshedding, and Joining In (2004). Deborah F. Rossen-Knill is a professor in the University of Rochester’s Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program and the program’s founding and executive director. She co-authored with Tatyana Bakhmetyeva Including Students in Academic Conversations: Principles and Strategies for Teaching Theme-Based Writing Courses Across the Disciplines (2011) and co-edited with Craig Hancock the Journal of Teaching Writing William Vande Kopple Memorial Issue (2021)

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