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simultaneously, so far, sometimes, soon, subsequently, then,
thereafter, until now.
Cause and accordingly, as a result, consequently, for that reason, for this purpose,
effect hence, otherwise, so, then, therefore, thus, to this end.
Summarizing: altogether, as has been noted, after all, all in all, all things considered,
briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event, in brief, in conclusion,
on the whole, in short, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, in
summary, to put it differently, finally, in the final analysis, in the long
run
Reporting - acknowledges, adds, admits, affirms, agrees, argues, asserts
words for assumes, assures;
incorporating - challenges, claims, clarifies, comments, concedes, concludes;
author names - declares, demonstrates, denies, describes, disagrees, discusses,
doubts;
- elaborates, emphasises, explains;
- implies, infers, informs;
- maintains, mention, notes, observes;
- points out, presents, proves, questions;
- reasons, recognises, refutes, relates, remarks, reports, requests,
responds, reveals;
- shows, states, suggests;
- thinks, urges, warns

THE STRUCTURE OF THE ESSAY
1 Text organization

1.1. Introduction

1.1.1. General remarks: setting a goal

– The chief /general / central / key / ultimate / main / particular / major / primary
• …
aim / goal / purpose / of this paper / study is to investigate / establish P.
– The aim of the project is…
… to investigate translation practices in the transmission of news.
… to explore the training of those employed in the industry.
•
… to seek to understand what actually happens in the time between an event
occurring somewhere in the world and people in different countries hearing
or reading about it.
– The main / principal objective / burden / subject(matter) …
•
… of our paper / study / analysis/ research /discussion is P.
– The present paper / investigation ...
… goes (inquires) into/focuses on/deals with P.
• … is devoted to the questions (problems/ issues) of P.

… undertakes to survey/ identify the structure of P.
… considers what factors/ processes influence P.
– In this article/ section …
• … I aim to determine/ I attempt to explain the mechanisms of P.
… I am intended to give/ show/ develop/ provide/ record P.