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PUEBLA, María Marcela  e  PUCHMULLER, Andrea. The functionality attribute in the cybergenre Research Article. Lit. lingüíst. [online]. 2011, n.24, pp. 183-197. ISSN 0716-5811.  doi: 10.4067/S0716-58112011000200010.

The aim of this paper is to describe and analize the functionality attribute and the consequent informative value of the links of the cybergenre Research Article. 90 hyperarticles in the field of Psychology, Mathematicas and Biology were collected for this purpose and analized following M. Shepherd, C. Watters and A. Kennedy's (2004) categorization of the functionality attribute. Results show that the Research Article cybergenre has functional characteristics that greatly benefit the reader-researcher and make an important difference regarding the possibilities offered by paper issued Research Articles.

Palavras-chave : Research Article; functionality; cybergenre; links; informative value.