The Move Structure of Abstracts in Applied Linguistics Research Articles in Light of the Distribution and Functions of Metadiscourse Markers

Autor/inn/en	Ashofteh, Zahra; Shirvan, Majid Elahi; Golparvar, Seyyed Ehsan
Titel	The Move Structure of Abstracts in Applied Linguistics Research Articles in Light of the Distribution and Functions of Metadiscourse Markers
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 16 (2020) 4, S.2077-2096 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ashofteh, Zahra) ORCID (Shirvan, Majid Elahi) ORCID (Golparvar, Seyyed Ehsan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Research Reports; Discourse Analysis; Periodicals; Journal Articles; Academic Language; Applied Linguistics; Models; Guidelines; Novices; Authors; Teaching Methods; Writing Instruction; Documentation; Computational Linguistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Research report; Forschungsbericht; Diskursanalyse; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Analogiemodell; Richtlinien; Author; Autor; Autorin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schreibunterricht; Dokumentation; Computerlinguistik
Abstract	To communicate with other experts in a specific field as well as sharing knowledge in the academic world, researchers might need to publish their research articles (RAs) in high-impact factor journals. In addition, to increase the possibility of publishing their RAs in these journals, they should improve their writing skills. Many investigations have been conducted so far which have analyzed the move structure or the distribution of metadiscourse markers in different sections of RAs. But, to the best of our knowledge, no study has yet been conducted to investigate the analysis of both move structure and use of metadiscourse markers in RAs abstracts of applied linguistics. To bridge this gap, the present study employed the model of abstract moves in RAs and the model of metadiscourse markers as a framework to analyze 125 RA abstracts, which were extracted from five main journals. Regarding the move organizational features, presenting the research (PTR) and situating the research (STR) were identified as opening moves. Also, discussing the research (DTR), summarizing the findings (STF), and describing the methodology (DTM) were employed as closing moves. Furthermore, in terms of the distribution of metadiscourse markers in the collected abstracts, the findings showed the high frequency of transitions. In addition, the results demonstrated that applied linguistics authors are tentative and use more hedges in their abstracts, possibly to open space for opposite arguments of their claims. Finally, this study suggests pedagogical implications for novice authors in the field of applied linguistics. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01