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Metadiscourse within a discipline: A study of introduction and literature review chapters of sociology masters’ theses

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2020
It has been established that there are inter-chapter variations regarding metadiscourse use in masters’ thesis. This paper, therefore, investigates the differences and similarities in metadiscourse use between the Introduction and Literature Review (LR ...
Osei Yaw Akoto
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Indeed, this applies to artifacts, objects and souvenirs’. Expressing point of view in tourism research articles

, 2021
This paper examines the use of adverbs as stancetaking devices in a body of research articles in the field of tourism. These texts have been written by specialists in tourism studies.
Álvarez Gil, Francisco José, Domínguez Morales, María Elena   +1 more
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Reflexive Metadiscourse in Online Academic Discussion Forums

, 2023
This study investigates metadiscourse use in online academic discussion forums with the use of Ӓdel’s reflexive model. Metadiscourse markers are linguistic features in spoken and written texts that refer to the author/speaker, the reader/listener, and ...
Mayyer Ling (9071816)
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Using Virtual Exchange for Teaching BELF Pragmatics: Developing an Online Negotiation Activity

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Teaching Business English (BE) is experiencing a paradigm shift to reflect the communicative needs of the global workplace. With the majority of interactions in English now taking place among multilingual speakers, there are increasing calls to integrate perspectives of English as a business lingua franca (BELF) into English language and ...
Miya Komori‐Glatz, Kaisa S. Pietikäinen   +1 more
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Lexicogrammatical Features Predicting Grade‐Based Outcomes in a Post‐Secondary Content Course: An NLP Approach

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This exploratory study investigated lexicogrammatical features associated with grade‐based differences in a corpus of 304 business papers taken from an upper‐level undergraduate course at a large North American university. Using five natural language processing tools, 719 candidate linguistic variables were analyzed for their relationship with
Randy Appel, John Maurice Gayed, Ruth McKay   +2 more
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An Investigation of Interpersonal Metadiscourse Markers as Persuasive Strategies in Donald Trump’s 2016 Campaign Speeches

Critical Literary Studies, 2020
Interpersonal metadiscourse is considered as a significant mean of smoothing communication between the speaker/writer and listener/reader. The present study intends to explore the concept and type of interpersonal metadiscourse markers employed by Donald
Parisa Etemadfar, Ehsan Namaziandost
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“Not Lower Class, Lazy Class”: Food Loathing as Class Abjection and Distinction via Instagram Comments on Mama J. Rae's Lunchbox‐Packing Video

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines 4206 Instagram comments on a lunchbox‐packing video posted by Mama J. Rae, who self‐identifies as a “lower middle class wife.” Her excessive use of processed foods and sugary beverages provokes negative responses, many of which explicitly connect her lunchbox‐packing practices to class identity.
Hanwool Choe
wiley   +1 more source

METADISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF AN ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT ARTICLE [PDF]

, 2020
In language structure, discourse is generally used by writers in their text to get readers to understand and comprehend the content of the written text.
Anuarsham, Afiqah Humaira, Rahmat, Noor Hanim, Khamsah, Muhammad Adib Nazhan   +2 more
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Revisiting metadiscourse: Conceptual and methodological issues concerning signalling nouns [PDF]

Ibérica, 2015
The concept of metadiscourse – the ways in which writers and speakers interact through their use of language with readers and listeners (also referred to as metalanguage and metapragmatics) – has received considerable attention in applied linguistics in ...
John Flowerdew
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INTERPERSONAL METADISCOURSE MARKERS AS PERSUASIVE STRATEGIES IN BARACK OBAMA’S 2012 CAMPAIGN SPEECHES

Aksara, 2017
One of language features which can be applied to reach the persuasive goal is interpersonal metadiscourse. Although it has been frequently investigated in written texts, research on interpersonal metadiscourse in campaign speeches is still relatively ...
Bayu Permana Sukma
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