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Signpost Expressions
1. Linking Words and Expressions

2. Signpost Expressions

3. Abbreviations

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Academic vocabulary list
(From PolyU ELC adapted from Coxhead 2000)

Describing tables or figures
(From Essaybuilder.net.)

Common reporting verbs
(From University of York)

  • non.:  anonymous (no author)
  • asap: as soon as possible
  • cf.:  compare
  • ed.: editor/ edition
  • e.g.:  for example
  • et al.:  and others (used for giving names of multiple authors)
  • Fig.: figure (for labelling charts and graphs)
  • ibid.:  in the same place (to refer to source mentioned immediately before)
  • i.e.:  that is
  • NB.:  take careful note
  • nd.:  no date (i.e. an undated source)
  • op. cit.:  in the source mentioned previously
  • p.a.:  yearly (per annum)
  • PS:  postscript
  • re.:  with reference to

    • References

    Bailey, S. (2014). Academic writing: A handbook for international students. New York: Routledge.

    Centre for Independent Language Learning (2015). Academic Vocabulary. Retrieved from http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eap/wordlists.htm

    Essaybuilder.net. (2015). EssayBuilder - Graphs and Charts. Retrieved from http://www.essaybuilder.net/Graphs.html

    Learnline.cdu.edu.au.(2015). Study Skills: Reading and writing about data. Retrieved http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/studyskills/studyskills/data.html

    Ncl.ac.uk. (2015). Signposting - Writing Development Centre - Newcastle University. Retrieved from http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wdc/learning/language/signposting.htm

    University of York (2015). Reporting verbs. Retrieved from http://www.york.ac.uk/rop/documents/reportingverbs.pdf

    Wallwork, A. (2011). English for writing research papers. New York: Springer Science & Business Media.