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178present discussion, i.e., the conclusion whose merits we are seeking to establish. Thus,lexical phrases such as ‘falls short of its goal’ signals the reviewer’s evaluation of thebook:[L#1] (Sub-function 9) Although providing studies in text analysis that may beuseful to the ESL composition teacher is a worthy endeavor, this book fallssomewhat short of its goal.which is followed by:This is due in part to a less than clear-cut notion of an intended readership. Asthe editors state in the introduction, “The editors hope, obviously, that thisvolume will find an audience” (p. 5). In fact, it is never clear just who theaudience for this book will be.The passage functions as ‘grounds’ for evaluating, i.e., it serves the purpose ofexplaining the reason(s) for the reviewer’s appraisal of the book. Warrant is thejustification for some specified conclusion, acting as a bridge between the data and theclaim (ibid.:98). The warrant or ‘grounds for evaluation’ is signaled by the lexical phrase‘This is due in part to’.To justify the evaluation and the grounds, next comes the enumeration of the facts(A, B, and C):(A) Researchers in any of the several fields covered in the book, including textanalysis, contrastive rhetoric, schema theory, and ESL composition, will not find