scholarly journals RHETORICAL MOVES AND LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF JOURNAL ARTICLE ABSTRACTS BY POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUTHORS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-142
Author(s):  
Rosyi Putri Andika ◽  
Safnil Arsyad ◽  
Alamsyah Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Simple Sentence ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
The Common ◽  
Present Tense

The abstract has become the first part that will be read by readers in a research article. Some important aspects in the abstract are move structure and linguistic features. This study examines the rhetorical moves and linguistic features of English research article abstract written by three groups of authors in Applied Linguistics. The research design was mixed method design combining quantitative and qualitative method with the corpus of this study consisted of 60 abstracts by postgraduate students, national and international authors found in RA abstracts. The results show that the common moves by three groups of authors have only three moves (i.e purpose, method, and results). The common linguistic features used by three groups of authors are active voice, present tense, and simple sentence. By comparing the three groups of abstracts the differences are found in the postgraduate students authors. They were used move 1 (Background/ introduction/ situation) fewer than national and international authors. Furthur the postgraduate students used past tense more dominant than present tense and using hedges is more frequently than national and international authors. This study concludes that in writing RA abstracts a writer should adjust the commonly used rules the abstract especially in using 5 moves in the abstracts.

Evaluation in research article introductions: A comparison of the strategies used by Chinese and British authors

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Xu ◽  
Hilary Nesi
Keyword(s):  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Genre Analysis ◽  
Appraisal Theory ◽  
Cultural Variation ◽  
Research Article

Abstract This article investigates differences in evaluative style in introductions to research articles written by scholars from China and Britain. A corpus of 30 research article introductions in applied linguistics was analysed in terms of Appraisal Theory and genre analysis, using the UAM Corpus Tool. Findings from this analysis suggest that both the Chinese and the British authors were aware of the need to argue for their own opinions and maintain good relationships with their readers. However, the Chinese writers made more categorical assertions, supported by lists of references to prior studies, while the British writers were more likely to acknowledge the existence of alternative views within the research community, and were more explicit about their own attitudes towards the research topic, prior studies, and their own work. The findings, and the illustrative examples, can inform the design of programmes to help novice researchers publish internationally, and might also usefully raise the awareness of journal article reviewers and editors regarding cultural variation in approaches to stance-taking.

scholarly journals SUBJECT IT-EXTRAPOSITION IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS RESEARCH ARTICLES: SEMANTIC AND SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Seyed Foad Ebrahimi ◽  
Reza Moghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Syntactic Analysis ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Writing Research ◽  
The Common ◽  
Novice Writers

During the last two decades, numerous studies have focused on linguistic features of academic writing. One of these features, which appears frequently in academic writing and which writers need to improve their use of, is the it-extraposition construction. The existing literature on subject it-extraposition has focused on syntactic analysis (types and patterns) of this construction and little attention has been paid to semantic analysis (meanings); thus, this study aims to explore the types, patterns and meanings of subject it-extraposition used in Applied Linguistics research articles. The study was run on a corpus of 57 Applied Linguistics research articles, wherein the common extraposed subject clauses were the that-clause followed by the infinitive to-clause. It was also evident that minimal attention was devoted to the use of the wh-clause and the -ing participle clause. Concerning patterns of it-extraposition subject clause, subject + predicate and subject + predicate + complement were the most commonly utilised in Applied Linguistics research articles. The findings showed that Applied Linguistics writers were more concerned with expressing and evaluating their opinions and claims semantically. This study could help novice writers, especially novice non-native writers, to increase their awareness regarding how such construction is used syntactically and semantically by expert writers in writing research articles.

scholarly journals The rhetorical organization of research article discussion sections: An investigation into genre evolution in applied linguistics

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Alireza Jalilifar ◽  
Mitra Baninajar ◽  
Soheil Saidian
Keyword(s):  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Past Tense ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Expected Outcome ◽  
Group A ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Present Tense ◽  
Group B

The present study aimed to investigate the evolution of the rhetorical structure of research article discussions in three prestigious journals covering the two chronological periods of 1980-1989 (group A) and 2005-2010 (group B). It also studied changes in the application of the two most frequently used verb tenses − the simple present tense and the simple past tense − over the two time periods. Overall, 115 published articles were selected from the aforementioned journals. Move analysis was accomplished through application of Dudley-Evans' (1994) model on the datasets. Findings indicated that despite the overall consistency in utilizing the nine-move organization, there emerged rather considerable differences in the frequency of (Un) expected outcome and Explanation moves. A reduction in the frequency of (Un) expected outcome in group B indicated that present-day writers announce results with more caution to win the acquiescence of reviewers and readers. On the other hand, a rise in explanations revealed a growing concern for including more arguments in order to follow the analytical nature of the discussion section. The results also demonstrated a shift from the simple present tense toward the simple past tense, which marks a shift from generalization to specificity. Keywords: research article, move, discussion section, genre evolution

scholarly journals An Analysis of Argument Structure of Research Article of English Postgraduate Program of Bengkulu University Published In Journal

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-64
Author(s):  
Resakti Alamsyah Bermani ◽  
Safnil Safnil ◽  
Arono Arono
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Argument Structure ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Argumentative Text ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Result Show ◽  
The Common ◽  
Data Analysis Result

This study investigates the argument pattern in research articles by postgraduate students of English and Education University Bengkulu, based on Toulmin’s Theory (1958). This study analyzed the argument pattern, and reveal the type of data used by the student to support the claim in their argument contains in introduction section and discussion section of Journal Applied Lingusitic and Literature (JOALL) 2016. The data analysis result show that (a) the common argument pattern employed for arguments in introduction section of Research Article published in JOALL is Semi-complete pattern; (b) in discussion section the authors also commonly employ Semi-complete pattern. In addition (c) there are five types of data used by the authors to ground their arguments they are, Facts, Statistics, Example, Expert Opinion, and A Note on Visual. It can be conclude that the Research Article author published in JOALL have a good argumentative text based on Toulmin’s theory.

scholarly journals ADJECTIVES IN THE EXPRESSION OF EPISTEMIC MODALITY IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS RESEARCH ARTICLES

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-452
Author(s):  
Attapol Khamkhien
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Epistemic Modality ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Methodical Approach ◽  
Novice Writers ◽  
Interpersonal Model

Research in academic writing has shown that writers have a strong tendency to communicate their ideas interactively with readers. This study examines how professional writers use adjectives as part of interactional metadiscourse when writing research articles. A total of 255 research articles published in distinguished journals in the field of applied linguistics between 2015 and 2020 were systematically compiled and quantitatively and qualitatively analysed. The extent to which epistemic adjectives and typical phraseological patterns are used in research articles was investigated with the help of corpus linguistics methods, as was their epistemic strength indicated by writers. The interpersonal model of metadiscourse was used as the theoretical framework for the study. The findings suggest that the academic writing corpus, in essence, is interactionally oriented, while the use of adjectives as an epistemic modality reflects a methodical approach by article writers when presenting propositions and discussing their knowledge claims. This study provides a deeper understanding of these linguistic features to impact the reader. Pedagogically, the study can be useful for teaching academic writing to postgraduate students and help them and novice writers develop writing competency through epistemic devices, especially in research articles intended for publication.

Metadiscourse variations in the generic structure of disciplinary research articles

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-212
Author(s):  
Hadi Kashiha
Keyword(s):  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Discourse Community ◽  
Discourse Communities ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Generic Structure ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The Status ◽  
Novice Writers ◽  
Academic Genre

Abstract Research articles have begun to occupy the status of a prominent academic genre, as publishing one is a significant way to gain credibility and to establish oneself as a researcher among members of a discourse community. One way to distinguish discourse communities is to look at the linguistic features used in the generic structure of their research articles. One of these linguistic features is metadiscourse which deals with the connection between authors, texts and readers. The present study adopted Hyland’s (2005a) model of metadiscourse to compare the use of interactional markers in the moves of 40 research article introductions from Applied Linguistics and Chemistry. Findings indicated some variations in the way that disciplinary authors employed interactional devices in introduction moves. These findings can be discussed in terms of familiarizing novice writers with discipline-specific features of their research article introduction and interpersonality in establishing a link between a text and readers.

A diachronic keyword analysis in research article titles and cited article titles in applied linguistics from 1990 to 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhsien Yang
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Article Title ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Challenging Research ◽  
Trends Over Time

Abstract Due to the competitiveness in academic publication and the emerging heavy reliance on Internet search engines to expand visibility and readership and to promote publications, writing an attractive and appropriate research article title is essential. In addition, titles may be the first aspect of papers evaluated by journal editors in their screening of submissions in order to meet the requirements of the target audience. These demands call for the use of various academic writing skills, and thus make writing titles challenging. Research on structuring journal article titles has been extensively conducted across disciplines, but what keywords (i.e. lexical items highly distinctive of the titles) are employed to reflect current knowledge and receive high citations is still under-researched. To bridge this gap, the present corpus-driven research collected and investigated titles written in leading applied linguistics journals over 25 years to identify their keywords. These were compared to different time spans to study the significance and relevance of the domain knowledge. The most frequently cited articles were also selected to study how their titles relate to keyword use and to investigate their impact on the domain knowledge. The results reveal that keywords vary in accordance with the research trends over time. In addition, while titles are becoming longer, more keywords are employed by authors in order to expand the paper’s visibility and enhance the citations. The pedagogical implications for teaching academic writing, and suggestions for researching this appendant genre are provided.

scholarly journals The Role of Arabic Education Department in Improving Students' Writing Skills During Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-52
Author(s):  
Yayan Nurbayan ◽  
Mohamad Zaka Al Farisi ◽  
Anwar Sanusi ◽  
Rinaldi Supriadi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Training Activities

Writing skills are definitely essential to be mastered by students. This study described the efforts of Arabic education department of Indonesia University of Education (IUOE) in improving students’ writing skill, specifically in writing journal articles. Descriptive qualitative method was used in this study. This study involved 25 postgraduate students. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study showed there are four stages that can be performed to improve students’ writing skill in writing journal article, namely 1) Identifying students’ various difficulties in writing scientific journal articles, 2) conducting trainings of scientific journal articles through zoom meeting application in which the materials are based on the problems faced by the postgraduate students, 3) evaluating scientific journal articles that have been written by the postgraduate students, and 4) knowing the students’ perceptions regarding scientific journal article training activities through distributing the questionnaires.

RHETORICAL MOVES AND LINGUISTIC REALIZATIONS OF RESEARCH ARTICLE ABSTRACTS BY INDONESIAN AUTHORS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-71
Author(s):  
Husnul Hakim ◽  
Safnil Arsyad ◽  
Syahrial Syahrial
Keyword(s):  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Past Tense ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Passive Voice ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Fact Finding

The existence of abstract is compulsory within a research article (RA). Abstract is a summary or brief overview that describes entire content of RA. At a glimpse, abstract tells readers what the RA is all about and at the same time, it acknowledges readers and allows them indirectly to give pre-assessment about quality of the RA. This study aims to find rhetorical moves and linguistic features; tenses and voice forms of RA abstracts by Indonesian authors in Applied Linguistics published in international journals. Using content analysis method, sixty RA abstracts were extracted from two international journals; Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IJAL) and TEFLIN journal, and examined based on their rhetorical move following five-move model by Hyland (2005) and Arsyad (2014) for fact-finding. The results reveal; 1) Move 2 (Aim/ Purpose), Move 3 (Method) and Move 4 (Finding/ Result) exist in total sixty RA abstracts, unlike Move 1 (Introduction) and Move 5 (Conclusion and Suggestion), 2) The Simple Present Tense is major tense to apply in all rhetorical moves except in Move 3 (Method) in which Past Tense is mostly used. 3) Active voice dominates rhetorical moves except in Move 3 (Method) in which Passive voice is precisely more applied. This study concludes that the use of rhetorical move models and linguistic features in RA abstracts implies the quality of RA abstracts. Indonesian authors are suggested to follow international standards and trends to achieve outstanding RA abstract.

Markers of identification in Indigenous academic writing: A case study of genre innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shurli Makmillen ◽  
Michelle Riedlinger
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Genre Studies ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Rhetorical Genre ◽  
Academic Genres

AbstractThis study contributes to research into genre innovation and scholarship exploring how Indigenous epistemes are disrupting dominant discourses of the academy. Using a case study approach, we investigated 31 research articles produced by Mäori scholars and published in the journal AlterNative between 2006 and 2018. We looked for linguistic features associated with self-positioning and self-identification. We found heightened ambiguous uses of “we”; a prevalence of verbs associated with personal (as opposed to discursive) uses of “I/we”; personal storytelling; and a privileging of Elders’ contributions to the existing state of knowledge. We argue these features reflect and reinforce Indigenous scholars’ social relations with particular communities of practice within and outside of the academy. They are also in keeping with Indigenous knowledge-making practices, protocols, and languages, and signal sites of negotiation and innovation in the research article. We present the implications for rhetorical genre studies and for teaching academic genres.

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