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Keywords = metadiscourse
Number of Articles: 4
A pragmatic Analysis of Personal Metadiscourse and Politeness Principle across Genres: From Relevance to Adaptation
Volume 12, Issue 25 , June 2020, , Pages 1-31
Abstract
This study investigated personal metadiscourse units across genres. Based on Ädel’s (2006) taxonomy of the discourse functions of personal metadiscourse and Leech’s (2014) grand strategy of politeness, three spoken genres were compared in terms of the use of personal metadiscourse functions ... Read MoreImprovement of Metadiscourse Use among Iranian EFL Learners through a Process- based Writing Course
Volume 4, Issue 9 , December 2012, , Pages 129-164
Abstract
The present study investigated the use of interactive metadiscourse resources (IMRs) in terms of appropriacy during a process- based writing course by applying qualitative and exploratory methods. Moreover, learners' perception was investigated to find out how confident they ... Read MoreMetadiscourse strategies in Persian research articles; Implications for teaching writing English articles
Volume 4, Issue 9 , December 2012, , Pages 165-176
Abstract
In order to develop an understanding of the rhetorical conventions in the Persian language and to find out the metadiscursive cultural norms of Iranian writers in their native language writings, it is necessary to probe into the implicit rhetorical features of academic writing which has so far eluded ... Read MoreAvoiding Prolixity in Academic Prose; the Use of Quantity Metadiscourse in Research Articles
Volume 3, Issue 7 , December 2011, , Pages 1-17