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Indexical deprivation: The dominant link between cochlear implants and global English among Taiwanese deaf individuals

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 441-469, December 2024.
Abstract This paper develops the concept of “indexical deprivation” from the experiences of English learning in relation to cochlear implant use among Taiwanese deaf adults. Based on the framework of language ideological assemblage, this paper traces how institutional discourses and practices at different levels contribute to the indexicalization ...
Tsung‐Lun Alan Wan
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A Cross-linguistic Study of Metadiscourse in English and Urdu Newspaper Editorials

Corporum, 2020
Metadiscourse markers are linguistic expressions which help the writers to organize their discourses. The original impetus for the research study came from the need to explore similarities and differences among the use and distribution of ...
Muhammad Imtiaz Shahid , Hafiz Muhammad Qasim , Muhammad Hasnain   +2 more
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Parodying incompetence in (I)europa: Hearing glide insertion and communism in a Romanian politician's speech

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 493-517, December 2024.
Abstract My paper asks which linguistic features become enregistered to a politician's image, and how this process occurs. I examine glide insertion in the speech of former Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă and parodies of her. As parody requires exaggeration of salient features in order to be legible, I use it to investigate what is heard as ...
Anna‐Marie Sprenger
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How do Arab Writers Interact With Their Readers? An Analysis of the Use of Metadiscourse Markers

Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 2023
A considerable body of research has investigated the use of metadiscourse in academic writing in different languages, and it is assumed in the literature that the use of metadiscourse is language- and culture-specific. However, little research has investigated how Arab writers interact with their readers in Arabic research articles (RAs).
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Exemplification in student essay writing: A study of learner corpus of essay writing (LCEW)

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 1514-1532, November 2024.
Abstract In academic writing, exemplification plays a crucial role in contextualizing complex ideational material through instances the readers can understand. In addition to illustrating ideas through concrete instances, the act of providing examples serves the purpose of helping the readers grasp the writer's intentions.
Chintalapalli Vijayakumar
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African American English, racialized femininities, and Asian American identity in Ali Wong's Baby Cobra

Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 64-84, September 2024.
Abstract We analyze Asian American comedian Ali Wong's linguistic and embodied performance in her 2016 stand‐up special, Baby Cobra, through a genre‐specific lens to investigate how stand‐up comedy's performance conventions shape her comedic persona. We argue that Wong uses communicative forms indexically associated with Blackness to perform racialized
Kendra Calhoun, Joyhanna Yoo
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Profiling the Use of Attitude Markers, Boosters and Hedges in Academic Written Production of International Student Mobility Participants

Journal of Language and Education
Background: Motivated by the growing interest in the impact of study abroad programs on language development, the present research addresses a gap in the literature by examining the often-overlooked role of metadiscourse markers in writing.
Саня Маринов, Mirna Varga
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Rhetorical moves and metadiscourse in English–Vietnamese literature reviews: Variations in niche construction and authorial positioning [PDF]

Training, Language and Culture
This study examines how literature reviews in English and Vietnamese linguistics research articles construct research positioning through rhetorical move structure and interactional metadiscourse.
Nguyen Thi Thuy Hanh
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Interactional Metadiscourse Markers. A Survey Study on Iranian M.A. TEFL Theses

European Journal of Sustainable Development, 2019
The present study examined the differences in the use, type, and frequency of interactional metadiscourse markers in theses written by M.A. TEFL graduates including 10 males and 10 females from Malayer University. The selected corpus was analyzed using Hyland’s in 2005 interactional model of metadiscourse. The data were explored through a manual corpus
Ebrahim Abbaszadeh, Seyedeh Azam Hosseini, Mojtaba Aghajani   +2 more
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A corpus-based analysis of critical thinking through interactional metadiscourse in pre-service EFL teachers’ writing

Turkish Journal of Education
Critical writing seeks to enhance university students' ability to think causally and reason effectively, and this improvement should be evident in their language use in the assignments.
Selahattin Yılmaz, Ferda İlerten
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