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Topics in Linguistics, 2019 This paper explores the form and function of the initial part of a sentence, the “Theme zone” (Hannay, 1994; Fetzer, 2008), in the genre of research articles, with a threefold purpose. First, it deals with a comparative analysis of Theme zone patterns (i.
Hůlková Irena +3 more
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Features of Informality in Applied Linguistics Research Articles Published in Iranian Local Journals
Romanian Journal of English Studies, 2019 This study was motivated by the recent study on informality in academic writing carried out by Hyland and Jiang (2017), to see the status of informality in Applied Linguistics research articles published in Iranian local journals.
Ebrahimi Seyed Foad, Fakheri Seyed Aqil
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“It is evident that …”: Boosting as a strategy employed to express author’s commitment to the truth of a proposition (a corpus-based analysis of research article abstracts) [PDF]
Жанры речиThe article analyzes linguistic means used for boosting which is considered a crucial metadiscourse strategy regularly employed in the genre of research article abstracts. The study aims at identifying the types of booster and the frequency of occurrence
Boginskaya, Olga A.
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Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018 This cross-linguistic and cross-cultural, corpus-based study explores the notion of writer identity expressed through self-reference. The study examines how writers from two cultural regions – Polish and Anglo-American – construct a credible ...
Katarzyna Hryniuk
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Развитие образования, 2022 The article focuses on linguistic hedging which helps avoid sounding arrogant or too certain of what you state in a research article. The relevance of the theme is based on the fact that nowadays the increasing number of Russian-speaking authors make ...
Irina V. Kochkareva
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An Introspective Analysis of EAP Researchers’ Perceived Academic Writing Competence: The Case of Research Articles [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2018 Over the last decades, there has been a plethora of interest in possible challenges encountered by researchers while publishing research articles (RAs) in various disciplines for English for academic purposes (EAP).Given this, this study aimed to examine
Reza Khany +2 more
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Health Technology AssessmentBackground Cognitive–behavioural therapy is a recommended intervention for the treatment of schizophrenia and related psychoses, but there is considerable uncertainty on whether its effectiveness is moderated by patient characteristics and/or ...
Filippo Varese +4 more
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‘Extending this claim, we propose…’ The writer’s presence in research articles from different disciplines [PDF]
Ibérica, 2010 In today’s academic world, creating an appropriate authorial identity by means of self-mention resources is essential to project an image of competence and reliability in research articles (RAs), and to highlight the relevance of one’s contributions ...
Enrique Lafuente Millán
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Metadiscourse Markers in Iranian Medical Articles: A Comparative Study
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background and purpose: Metadiscourse markers (MDMs) play a significant role in academic witting. They act as a bridge between writers and readers and make a text more understandable.
Rahmatollah Soltani, Nasrin Shokrpour
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