Move Analysis in Ph.D. Theses Abstracts: Comparing Native and Non-Native Corpora
Table 2: The rhetorical moves described by Hyland (2000)
| Move Type | Explanation |
| Move 1: IntroductionMove 2: PurposeMove 3: Methodology | Prefatory background for the studyGoals of the studySubjects and the research design, procedures or methods used in the study |
| Move 4: Product | The study results in general |
| Move 5: Conclusion | Restatement of aims, implication, and application of the findings |