Dialogue within Discourse Communities 87 via mid 20th century studies O.P via mid 20th century studies on “property” or “contract regional and global monetary cooperation is needed and financial safety nets should be strengthened to alleviate the impact of possible global financial crises Academic discourse is explored from a variety of perspectives that take a dialogic view of language use as their starting point Particular attention is paid to the way metadiscursive expressions contribute to a representation of the communicative procedures that characterise the ongoing (scientific and educational) dialogues