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The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent corpus‐based studies suggest generative AI systems such as ChatGPT can approximate human patterns of interpersonal metadiscourse in argumentative writing. These conclusions are typically based on AI‐generated texts produced using a single prompt, despite AI output being highly sensitive to even minor changes in prompt specification ...
Peter Crosthwaite +2 more
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The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research limitations constitute reflexive moves in research reports where authors unapologetically highlight methodological weaknesses or caveats relating to knowledge claims that serve to pre‐empt reader criticism and avoid misunderstandings.
William S. Pearson +1 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 967-982, September 2026.This essay introduces the themed cluster of articles, ‘Towards a linguistic anthropology of AI’. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in large language models capable of producing coherent discourse mimicking conversational interaction, is exerting unprecedented pressure on prevailing concepts of language, personhood, and the human ...
Webb Keane, Constantine V. Nakassis
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Metadiscourse Markers of Online Texts: English and Persian Online Headlines Use of Metadiscourse Markers [PDF]
, 2016 The aim of the present study was to illuminate the differences between Persian and English in online headlines in terms of applying metadiscourse markers in the first two months of the year 2015.
Salehi, Hadi, Yazdani, Akram
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The Use of Metadiscourse in Turkish EFL Learners’ L1 and L2 Argumentative Essays
Интеграция образованияIntroduction. The use of metadiscourse facilitates writer-reader interaction and text coherence. While the incorporation of these rhetorical features in student argumentative essays has been frequently studied, comparative investigations of ...
Ruhan Güçlü, Engin Evrim Önem
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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 +3 more
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L2 Learners’ Use of Metadiscourse Markers in Online Discussion Forums [PDF]
Issues in Language Teaching, 2012 This study aimed to investigate the use of interactional metadiscourse markers in 168 comments made by 28 university students of engineering via an educational forum held as part of a general English course.
zis tajeddin, minoo alemi
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TESOL Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 586-611, June 2026.Abstract Agency has emerged as a key topic in language learning and teaching research with significant implications for language learners' L2 development and teachers' professional growth. To delineate the contribution of TESOL Quarterly (TQ) to L2 learner and teacher agency research, we examine 27 articles published in the journal between 1997 and ...
Jian Tao, Xuesong (Andy) Gao
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Cross-Sectional Diachronic Corpus Analysis of Stance and Engagement Markers in Three Leading Journals of Applied Linguistics [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2019 Thanks to recent developments in metadiscourse studies, it is now increasingly accepted that metadiscourse practices are closely related to social activities, cognitive styles and epistemological beliefs of academic communities.
Shirin Rezaei Keramati +2 more
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Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 255-267, June 2026.ABSTRACT Sociolinguistic research has long documented the appropriation of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) across media including film, music and advertising. In this article, we add to this body of work by exploring the digital recontextualisation of a subset of AAVE features as ‘TikTok/internet language’.
Christian Ilbury, Rianna Walcott
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