... Writing (1) 2: 12 3 -13 9. Hyland, K. (2000) Disciplinary Discourses, London: Longman. Hyland, K. (2006) English for Academic Purposes, London/New York: Routledge. Kandiah, T. (19 81) Lankan English ... 48,9 61 159,505 ENG 20, 214 42,458 57,284 51, 008 17 0,964 SP 19 ,598 26,804 36,302 58,525 14 1,229 TOTALS 60, 817 11 4,980 13 7,407 15 8,494 4 71, 698 Table 1. Number of words in the biomedical component ... established for experimental research articles (Swales, 2004) (see Table 1) . Introductions Methods Results Discussions Totals SPENG 21, 005 45, 718 43,8 21 48,9 61 159,505 ENG 20, 214 42,458 57,284 51, 008...