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iberica-290	Bhatia, Vijay	Critical reflections on genre analysis	2012-01-02	12	.pdf	application/pdf	4176	186	37	This paper is an attempt to critically reflect on a general overview of this approach to the analysis of professional genres, while at the same, extending the scope of the construction, interpretation and use of professional genres by focusing on the academic and professional “practices” that most academics and professional experts are engaged in as part of their daily routine within what Bhatia (2010) calls “socio-pragmatic space” in which such professional genres invariably function. So let me reflect on my involvement and understanding of genre theory, with special emphasis on professional genres. 18 Episode one: Genre analysis Ever since the early conceptualisation of genre theory in the United Kingdom in 1980s I have been partly instrumental in developing it from a purely linguistic analysis of academic and professional genres to the analysis of professional practices and disciplinary cultures, thus integrating textual, strategic or socio-pragmatic, and other critical aspects of genre construction, interpretation, use, and exploitation in various professional contexts.	cache/iberica-290.pdf	txt/iberica-290.txt