Expressing Authorial Self in Research Articles Written by Polish and English Native-Speaker Writers: A Corpus-Based Study

Autor/in	Hryniuk, Katarzyna
Titel	Expressing Authorial Self in Research Articles Written by Polish and English Native-Speaker Writers: A Corpus-Based Study
Quelle	In: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 8 (2018) 3, S.621-642 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2083-5205
Schlagwörter	Authors; Form Classes (Languages); Contrastive Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; Cross Cultural Studies; Self Concept; Writing (Composition); Applied Linguistics; Research Reports; Polish; Native Language; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Writing for Publication; Writing Strategies; Role; Word Frequency; Academic Discourse; Foreign Countries; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Author; Autor; Autorin; Analytischer Sprachbau; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Computerlinguistik; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Selbstkonzept; Schreibübung; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Polnisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Schreibtechnik; Rollen; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Discourse; Diskurs; Ausland; Polen
Abstract	This cross-linguistic and cross-cultural, corpus-based study explores the notion of "writer identity" expressed through self-reference. The study examines how writers from two cultural regions -- Polish and Anglo-American -- construct a credible representation of themselves in writing. That is, it investigates the differences and similarities in the frequency of use, and the role of first person pronouns and determiners, in the corpora of 40 research articles in the area of applied linguistics -- 20 written by Polish authors in English, published in Polish institutions, and 20 by native English speakers, published in Anglophone journals. Additionally, the frequency of use and the role of nominal lexical items referring to the writers, such as "the author(s)" and "the researcher(s)", are explored. The location of pronouns, determiners and the lexical items in the IMRD structure (Introduction-Method-Results-Discussion) is also researched, as certain types of pronouns and determiners were expected to occur in the given sections, depending on their functions. The results clearly show that there is a striking difference between the use of pronouns and determiners in the texts written by the two groups of writers. The findings carry important implications for formulating clearer instructions and developing appropriate writing strategies by novices writing for publication in EFL. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Adam Mickiewicz University Department of English Studies. Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Ul. Nowy Swiat 28-30, 62-800 Kailsz, Poland. e-mail: ssllt@amu.edu.pll; Web site: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01