Genre Analysis of Acknowledgement Texts by Pakistani Master Level Theses Writers
Genre Analysis of Acknowledgement Texts by Pakistani Master Level Theses Writers Correspondence: Muhammad Ahmad <ahmad453@yandex.com> PhD Candidate, Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan Ali Raza Siddique PhD Candidate, Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan Muhammad Mushtaq PhD Candidate, Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan Abstract This study aims to investigate the lexical, structural and cultural elements in acknowledgement texts written by Pakistani candidates of master of philosophy degrees (18 years of education). For this purpose, a corpus of 100 acknowledgement texts has been developed and analyzed with the help of AntConc 3.4.4.0. Results reveal that Pakistani master level acknowledgement writers use gratitude markers extravagantly to thank their