A comparative analysis of stance features in research article introductions : Malaysian and English authors
The study of academic writing has gained considerable interest among academia. Good academic writing necessitates the writers’ language talents and their comprehension of accepted rhetorical components. Many researchers have explored non-native authors’ use of metadiscourse markers in academic di...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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Summary: | The study of academic writing has gained considerable interest among academia. Good
academic writing necessitates the writers’ language talents and their comprehension of
accepted rhetorical components. Many researchers have explored non-native authors’ use of
metadiscourse markers in academic discourses and how they differ from native speaker
authors. However, limited attention has been given to Malaysian authors, precisely stance
features in each rhetorical Move of research articles. This study intends to bridge the gap of
comparative studies of native and non-native authors in understanding the usages of stance
features within the rhetorical moves of research articles, focusing on the “Introduction” section.
The present study compared the “Introduction” sections between six British and Australian
authors’ research articles and six Malaysian authors’ research articles in applied linguistics. A
mixed-method approach was used in this study. The data were firstly analysed qualitatively to
identify the rhetorical moves in the “Introduction” section presented in the research article texts
using Swales’ (2004) Creating a Research Space (CARS) model. Secondly, the frequency of
stance features used in each move was investigated quantitatively using Hyland’s (2005) stance
features taxonomy. The findings revealed that the stance features mostly appeared in the first
two Moves (Moves 1 & 2) of the “Introduction” section written by Malaysian authors. The
most frequently occurred stance features were hedges, followed by boosters, and lastly attitude
markers. There were no self-mentions in the non-native speakers’ (NNS) articles. The native
speaker (NS) authors, whereas used more stance features in the three moves (Move 1, Move 2,
& Move 3) of the “Introduction” section than Malaysian authors. The authorial identity in the
NS authors’ articles was strategically constructed by the presence of self-mentions. As such,
the results of this study have informed the pedagogical implications, and further research is
needed. |
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