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157[C#16] (Sub-function 4) Only a few reach a status which transcends such criteria,and these become the subjects of biographies. As a result, suddenly it is not onlytheir already well known scientific achievements that are of interest, but alsotheir childhood, upbringing and private lives.[L#12] (Sub-function 4) The Limbu language is a member of the Karantisubgroup of the Tibeto-Burman family. It is currently spoken by approximately220,000 people, primarily in eastern Nepal and in the neighboring Indian state ofSikkim.[E#5] (Sub-function 4) On the capitalist side, there is the Great Depression, thelong inflation... Then, on the other side, there is the immense disillusionmentwith socialism... As we have seen recently, this disillusionment has led to a risein the legitimacy of private property and enterprise.In scientific discourse, statements in the present tense tend to be regarded asgeneralizations and therefore can act as background information for the reader (Nwogu,1990:140).5.4.1.5 Sub-function 5 - Inserting the book in the fieldThe former sub-function introduces the subject of the BR by appealing to knownfacts in the field. Likewise, the last sub-function in Move 1 presents the book byfocusing on the disciplinary field. Sub-function 5 seems specially relevant to fundamentthe reviewer’s evaluative argument since it is the most frequent sub-function in Move 1,appearing in 42 of all BRs (70%) irrespective of the field. It is similar to Sub-function 4in that it contextualizes the book in the literary tradition of the field, building commonknowledge between reviewer and reader. The difference between Sub-functions 4 and 5is that in this last sub-function in the introduction of BRs, the reviewer inserts the bookin the field, not by making topic generalizations, but instead by: