Metadiscourse in Academic Writing: A Reappraisal
Abstract
Metadiscourse is self-reflective linguistic material referring to the evolving text and to the writer and imagined reader of that text. It is based on a view of writing as social engagement and in academic contexts reveals the ways that writers project themselves into their discourse to signal their attitude towards both the propositional content and the audience of the text. Despite considerable interest in metadiscourse by teachers and applied...
Paper Details
Title
Metadiscourse in Academic Writing: A Reappraisal
Published Date
Jun 1, 2004
Journal
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
156 - 177
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