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A comparative analysis of interactional metadiscourse markers in the Introduction and Conclusion sections of mechanical and electrical engineering research papers [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2015
Academic writing, particularly writing research articles, is an indispensable part of every major in higher education. Hyland (2004) argued that a valuable means of exploring academic writing, and comparing the rhetorical features and preferences of ...
Masoomeh Estaji, Roya Vafaeimehr
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Understanding Metadiscoursal Use: Lessons from a 'Local' Corpus of Learner Academic Writing

open access: yesNJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2010
Classroom-based corpus research into learner writing using both computational and manual text analysis can provide a starting point for shaping students‘ understanding of academic argumentation including metadiscourse. Following Mauranen (1993), Ädel‘s (
Wendy Noble
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El turista 2.0 como receptor de la promoción turística: estrategias lingüísticas e importancia de su estudio [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
El turista/viajero es cada vez más quien gestiona sus viajes a través de Internet. El término turista 2.0 denomina a este nuevo agente. Por ello, las webs turísticas han de tener en cuenta ciertos mecanismos y estrategias lingüísticas y visuales que ...
Suau Jiménez, Francisca
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Nouns and Academic Interactions: A Neglected Feature of Metadiscourse [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Metadiscourse has received considerable attention in recent years as a way of understanding the rhetorical negotiations involved in academic writing. But while a useful tool in revealing something of the dynamic interactions which underlie persuasive ...
Feng (Kevin) Jiang   +7 more
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Profiling the Use of Attitude Markers, Boosters and Hedges in Academic Written Production of International Student Mobility Participants

open access: yesJournal 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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Metadiscourse in persuasive essays by elementary students in South Korea and the US

open access: yesJournal of Language and Cultural Education, 2017
This study investigated metadiscourse in the persuasive essays of fourth graders from both urban and rural communities: 224 students in South Korea and 188 in the US.
Kim Il-Hee
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Change of Attitude? A Diachronic Study of Stance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Successful research writers construct texts by taking a novel point of view toward the issues they discuss while anticipating readers’ imagined reactions to those views.
Hyland, Ken, Jiang, Feng (Kevin)
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