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Peer reviewedBarton, Ellen L. – Written Communication, 1995
Describes a set of metadiscourse functions arising from the use of contrastive and non-contrastive expressions in academic argumentation. Describes interpersonal metadiscourse functions of connectives within argumentative essays. Proposes that interpersonal uses of connectives mitigate counterclaims and emphasize claims based on the assumed roles…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
