Metadiscourse in applied linguistic research

Hyland, Ken (2023) Metadiscourse in applied linguistic research. In: Conducting Genre-Based Research in Applied Linguistics. Routledge, pp. 59-81. ISBN 9781003300847

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Abstract

Metadiscourse is the commentary on a text made by its producer in the course of speaking or writing and it is a widely used term in current genre analysis and language teaching. It is now one of the most commonly employed methods for studying interaction in written texts. The notion of genre is central to metadiscourse studies as the type of text informs the choices writers make and how metadiscourse items build a coherent pattern of interaction. In this chapter I set out the origins of the term and the various ways it is understood before going on to offer an overview of its main distinctions, assumptions and challenges. I seek to show, through a brief analysis of several key studies, the kinds of questions asked and the methods used to address them. The chapter concludes with some thoughts on future research directions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Language in Education
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2023 10:30
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2024 10:44
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91726
DOI:	10.4324/9781003300847

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