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Alharbi, Sultan H. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
The current study comparatively investigated the employment of metadiscourse items in 40 post-method sections/chapters of research articles (RAs) and master's dissertations (MAs) in the field of applied linguistics. Utilizing Hyland's (2005a) model of metadiscourse in analysing metadiscourse elements detected in both sets of texts, the findings…
Descriptors: Masters Theses, Discourse Analysis, Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics
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Alyousef, Hesham Suleiman; Alotaibi, Najd Emad Q. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
Research on intradisciplinary variations in self-mention marker use in research articles (RAs) in dentistry subdisciplines is lacking. The present study investigates self-mention markers used in each of the seven dentistry subdisciplines (oral sciences, periodontics, endodontics, pediatrics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and…
Descriptors: Dentistry, Research Reports, Form Classes (Languages), Surgery
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Swear, Muna Abdulhussein – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The Appraisal Theory includes three subsystems of evaluation; Attitude, Engagement, and Graduation. This study focuses on Graduation subsystem which is used by writers to amplify or diminish the scope of these two subsystems. It consists of Focus and Force options. Focus expressions are usually non-gradable they tend to sharpen or soften the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Native Speakers, Dialects