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Inger Askehave
Researcher at Aalborg University
Publications - 40
Citations - 1119
Inger Askehave is an academic researcher from Aalborg University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Context (language use) & Package insert. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 40 publications receiving 1055 citations. Previous affiliations of Inger Askehave include Aarhus University.
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Genre identification and communicative purpose: A problem and a possible solution
Inger Askehave,John M. Swales +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that uncertainties surrounding communicative purpose undermine its claimed role as a means of assigning genre membership, and suggest a procedure whereby "communicative purpose" can be retained as a viable and valuable concept.
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Digital genres: a challenge to traditional genre theory
TL;DR: The article discusses the characteristics ofdigital genres, notably the media constraints that have a significant effect on the production and reception of digital genres and suggests an extension of the Swalesian genre model that takes the digital characteristics into account.
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The impact of marketization on higher education genres — the international student prospectus as a case in point:
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe and analyse the international student prospectus as an instance of a highly promotional genre which clearly reflects the values and forces of the free market and offer a detailed study of the way the practices of marketization manifest themselves at the level of discourse in higher education.
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What are the Characteristics of Digital Genres? - Genre Theory from a Multi-Modal Perspective
TL;DR: The homepage (the first, introductory page on a website - not to be confused with the 'personal homepage' genre) constitutes the material for the theoretical discussions and the exemplary analyses.
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Communication barriers in public discourse: The patient package insert
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the nature of public communication written by experts or semiexperts and aimed at a large and heterogeneous audience, often potentially the entire population of a country.