The use of metadiscourse in introductory sections of a new genre.

Autor/in	Solbjorg Skulstad, Aud
Titel	The use of metadiscourse in introductory sections of a new genre.
Quelle	In: International journal of applied linguistics, 15 (2005) 1, S. 71-86Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anmerkungen 2; Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1473-4192
DOI	10.1111/j.1473-4192.2005.00081.x
Schlagwörter	Metasprache; Rhetorik; Text; Textanalyse; Vergleichende Analyse; Umwelt; Diskurs; Situationsbericht; Großbritannien
Abstract	The article examines the use of metadiscourse in introductory sections of the new (emerging) genre of environmental reports. This is contrasted with the chairman's statement in the established genre of corporate annual reports. The texts in both corpora were issued by British companies. Four categories of metadiscourse are analysed, using terminology from Mauranen (1993). The study indicates that metadiscourse may play a significant role in new genres. The study concludes that writers of the emerging genre of corporate environmental reports use metadiscourse to guide the readers. It also shows that the use of metadiscourse may have distinctly different functions in emerging genres compared to established ones. The categories action markers and previews (local and global) are particularly useful in the comparison of the textual practices of established and emerging genres. Whereas the use of previews in the new genre informs and directs the readers as to the aims and global functions of the documents, in established genres this category may mark a deviation from what the writer sees as the conventional rhetorical (Move-Step) pattern. (Verlag, adapt.).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2023/1