Table 5 Citation forms in each section of two sub-corpora (frequency and percentage).

From: The construction of authorial voice in thesis writing: a multidimensional comparative perspective

Forms

Sections

Novices

Experts

Chi-Square

P

Non-integral

Research Background

99 12.76%

168 54.55%

151.78

0.00*

Main Body

79 29.70%

161 56.29%

39.96

0.00*

Conclusion

7 22.58%

21 80.77%

17.99

0.00*

Integral

Research Background

677 87.24%

140 45.45%

55.44

0.00*

Main Body

187 70.30%

125 43.71%

17.49

0.00*

Conclusion

24 77.42%

5 19.23%

8.99

0.01*

  1. *P < 0.5.