文档介绍：Unit 9 Acknowledgments, References, Footnotes and Appendices
Topical Highlights
Section of Acknowledgments: general functions, linguistic features, writing requirements
Section of References: general functions, linguistic features, writing requirements
Section of Footnotes: general functions, linguistic features, writing requirements
Preparing Appendices
Special Attention: conciseness (2) – using nouns or noun phrases, using verbs, using adjectives, using prepositional phrases, using elliptical forms
Section of Acknowledgments
General Functions
To extend the author(s)’s indebtedness to the helpful support or concern from his (their) colleagues (or institutions)
Any useful material, specimen, testing agents, materials, instruments, species, data collecting, drawing, photographing, etc. (tangible);
Research design, technical instruction, result analysis, advice, discussions, suggestions, etc. (intangible)
Section of Acknowledgments
Linguistic Features
Patternized Contents
gratitude to personal or institutional assistance
gratitude to financial support from different sources
Those who made greater contributions first, those who made less contributions second
Individuals first, institutions second
Section of Acknowledgments
Linguistic Features
Patternized Contents
The author is grateful to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for its financial support for this project.
The author wishes to express his most sincere appreciation to Prof. ZHENG Ying, who read the manuscript carefully and gave valuable advice. Tremendous thanks are owned to Mr. WU Xing-han and LI Lan-hui for helping him with the chemical analysis. The author is also indebted to the Beijing Beer Factory for offering some samples.
Section of Acknowledgments
Linguistic Features
Formalized Expressions
…wishes to express his (her) sincere appreciation to (somebody) … for (something or doing something)
The author(s) is (are) indebted to… for…
… thanks … for…
We wish