Roles of the Cited Author in Citations of the Literature Review by EFL Postgraduates

The study analysed the clauses of the integral citations to identify the functional roles of the cited author [1] used by EFL postgraduates. The Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) was adopted in analysing the clauses qualitatively. A purposeful sampling was utilized in choosing the literature review of 20 PhD theses in Information Technology and Applied Linguistics at a public Malaysian university. In terms of the interpersonal meanings, the...