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A probe into the effect of explicit and implicit instruction of metadiscourse markers on EFL learners' argumentative writing performance [PDF]
Drawing mainly on Hyland's (2005) "interpersonal model of metadiscourse", the researchers in the current study strived to probe the viable impact of consciousness-raising regarding metadiscourse (MD) markers on Iranian EFL learners' academic writing ...
Parviz Alavinia, Jahan Aftabi
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Do Formal Stance Strategies Reveal Disciplinary Variation in Professional Scientific Writing?
ABSTRACT Stance in academic discourse has been extensively studied, with numerous investigations indicating that its expression varies across disciplines, depending on the authors’ intention to either enhance or diminish their voice or presence (e.g., It seems fairly certain vs. This is based on the belief that…).
Elizaveta A. Smirnova +1 more
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This paper aims to analyze the relation between a linguistic behavior, namely interactional metasdicourse, and a non-linguistic variable, namely, gender in thesis defenses of Persian speakers. Based on the model of community of practice, a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the metadiscourse markers employed by male and female candidates in ...
Raha Zareifard, Batool Alinezhad
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Abstract This article argues that social actors' media ideologies about digital interfaces are key to the enregisterment of online activities. Focusing on an online register emergent from user activities around Year, Hare, Affair (YHA)—a state‐aligned Chinese animation—I explore how different metadiscourses evaluate this register by entextualizing ...
Jiarui Sun
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Abstract This article studies the use of lexical hedges and boosters in English‐medium Master's theses by L2 (Czech) graduates in English language and literature programmes. Drawing on the metadiscourse framework and adopting a corpus‐based approach, the study analyses the frequency, realisations, and function of hedges and boosters in a corpus of 48 ...
Olga Dontcheva‐Navratilova
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How do Arab Writers Interact With Their Readers? An Analysis of the Use of Metadiscourse Markers
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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Literacy in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
Down the Rabbit Hole of Generative AI (Image Generated by the Authors in Midjourney) Abstract The latest mutation of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, is more than anything a technology of writing. It is a machine that can write. In a world‐historical frame, the significance of this cannot be understated.
Mary Kalantzis, Bill Cope
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Interpersonal Metadiscourse Markers as Persuasive Strategies in Oral Business Presentation
This research was conducted to examine the use of interpersonal metadiscourse markers (IMDMs) in Steve Jobs’ oral business presentation using Hyland’s model.
Heri Kuswoyo, Rani Andini Siregar
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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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Interactive resources of metadiscourse markers in good and weak undergraduate essays
Metadiscourse in writing is the linguistic signals and expressions used by a writer to organise a text while connecting with readers. This paper reports a preliminary study conducted to discover the existence of metadiscourse markers from interactive ...
Radzuwan, Ab Rashid +1 more
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