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Existential Constructions and Syntactic Complexity in Chinese EFL Writing: A Corpus‐Based Comparative Study With ChatGPT‐Enhanced Analysis

European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Existential constructions (ECs) play an important role in academic writing by introducing new information, expressing epistemic stance and facilitating information flow. Examining how EFL learners use different EC types can offer valuable insights into their syntactic development and writing proficiency. Previous research, however, has focused
Bingwei li, Lehua Zhang, Yutong Ao, Xiaoyu Xiao   +3 more
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Meta discourse Use in Thesis Abstracts: A Case of M.Ed. English Majors

Nepal Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2020
A metadiscourse is an important linguistic resource that binds different parts of a text together and facilitates communication building relationships with audiences.
Gopal Prasad Pandey
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Formulaic Sequences and Meta-Discourse Markers in Applied Linguistics Research Papers. A cross-linguistic corpus-based analysis of native and non-native authors’ published articles

Academicus International Scientific Journal, 2023
Metadiscourse markers and their importance to academic writing are essential research subjects nowadays. The current corpus-based study aims at identifying interactional and interactive metadiscourse markers in terms of frequency and function in the ...
Tarek Assassi, Kenza Merghmi
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The Dynamics of Reading Genre Fiction: Researching and Teaching Interpretive Practices

Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 2, April/May/June 2026.
Conceptual model positioning genre fiction as a site for studying how narrative form organizes reader interpretation, identifying four dynamics—iterability, narrative interest, serialization, and spectacle—to guide empirical research on reading processes.
Robert Jean LeBlanc, Amy Stornaiuolo
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Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) as Form‐Focused and Meaning‐Focused Activities: Refining its Measurement and Examining its Predictive Role in L2 Achievement and Confidence

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 393-408, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Acknowledging the limitations of existing measurement instruments in adequately capturing the distinct cognitive processes (e.g., form‐focused vs. meaning‐focused) involved in informal digital learning of English (IDLE), this paper asserts a pressing need to develop and validate robust instruments that measure form‐focused and meaning‐focused ...
Minlin Zou, Mark Feng Teng, Ali Soyoof, Xueyun He   +3 more
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A Cross-Move Analysis of Interactional Metadiscourse Markers in Abstracts of Local And International Journals of History

Journal of Language Horizons, 2023
The current study aimed to explore the generic organization of research article (RA) abstracts published in the Iranian local and international history journals. To this end, a corpus of 80 RA abstracts (40 local and 40 international) were scrutinized in terms of their constituent moves based on Hyland’s (2000) five-move model.
Saidi, Mavadat, Karami, Niloofar
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Metadiscourse and Teacher Moves for Supporting Student Reasoning in Linguistics Classroom Interactions

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 522-539, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the features of metadiscourse across different teacher moves in university linguistics classroom discourse and the teaching strategies reflected in its use. The results reveal that teachers employ diverse metadiscourse during classroom interactions to support student reasoning.
Jingjie Li, Wenjie Hu
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Managing Readers' Impressions of Research Article Abstracts Through Metadiscourse

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2021
A plethora of research on academic discourse analysis has supplied empirical findings that readers’ impressions of texts can be managed through the utilization of metadiscoursal resources linked to the social intentions and practices of academic ...
Leah Gustilo, Maria Isabel Comillo, Aileen Valle, Rosendo III Comillo   +3 more
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An Analysis of Interactive Metadiscourse Markers in Expository Writing by Malaysian ESL Undergraduates

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
Studies on metadiscourse have been conducted extensively across different genres, namely, research articles, research theses, and argumentative writing. Due to differences in genres and levels of education (undergraduate/postgraduate), there has been inconsistency in results, although most studies have adopted a common framework, which is the ...
null Siti Faridah Kamaruddin, null Naginder Kaur   +1 more
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The public multiple: community organizing and fractal politics in East London Public multiple : organisation des communautés et politique fractale dans l'est de Londres

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 1003-1022, December 2025.
Politics requires collective deliberation, but what happens when people cannot agree on how to deliberate? Anthropologists and other social scientists have urged us to look beyond the hegemonic liberal ideal of public reason, in order to recognize a plurality of publics, each held together by distinctive forms of reason.
Farhan Samanani
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