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Academic copying, archaeology and the English language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

R. Alexander Bentley
R. Alexander Bentley*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, 43 Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HN, England (Email: r.a.bentley@durham.ac.uk)
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Extract

The author detects a new undisciplined movement in academic writing. (though we still apply all the strictures here. Ed.).

Keywords

academic copyingjargonarchaeological theory
Type
Debate
Information
Antiquity , Volume 80 , Issue 307 , 1 March 2006 , pp. 196 - 201
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2006

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