Abstract ǰ�� Chapter One Introduction1.1 Overview1.2 Rationale of the Study1.3 Research Objectives and Significance of the Study1.4 Data and Methodology1.5 Organization of the Book Chapter Two Landscapes of Identity: Cultures and Disciplines ...2.1 Introduction2.2 Investigating Identity2.3 The Concept of Culture2.4 The Concept of Discipline2.5 Summary Chapter Three Previous Studies on Academic Discourse andIdentity3.1 Views on Academic Discourse3.2 Studies of Identity in Academic Discourse3.3 Empirical Studies on Authorial Identity in Academic Discourse ".3.4 Research Gap3.5 Summary Chapter Four Theoretical Considerations4.1 Introduction4.2 Theoretical Foundations4.3 A Proposed Theoretical Framework for the Present Study4.4 Summary Chapter Five Self-mention in Identity Construction5.1 Introduction5.2 First.Person Singular Pronouns5.3 First Person Plural Pronouns5.4 Rhetorical Roles of First Person Authorial Pronouns5.5 Distribution of Author Roles with Self-mention in the Corpus5.6 Discourse Functions of Self-mention5.7 Metonymic Authorial References5.8 Summary Chapter Six Implicit Projection of Authorial Identity6.1 Introduction6.2 Inanimate Subjects Projecting Authorial Identity6.3 Stance Markers Projecting Authorial Identity6.4 Summary Chapter Seven Authorial Identity: Unity and Diversity7.1 Introduction7.2 Overview of the Comparative Results7.3 Influencing Factors of Identity Construction7.4 Summary Chapter Eight Conclusion8.1 Major Findings of the Present Study8.2 Implications of the Study8.3 Limitations of the Present Study8.4 Suggestions for Future Research References ��ӛ