This study examines citation features of L2 academic writing and its relationship to writing quality. The findings are： 1Citation density,the frequency of integral and non-integral citations are higher at the high-rated theses than that at the low-rated theses,but only integral verb controlling is significantly different at the two levels; 2 For citation function,＂association and comparison＂appears most at the high-rated theses,while ＂attribution＂at the lowrated theses; 3 Non-integral citation usually implements the functions of ＂exemplif...
