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 |
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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: | 12 Aug 2024 08:30 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91726 |
DOI: | 10.4324/9781003300847 |
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