A three-dimensional model of personal self-mention in research papers
Abstract
Self-mention in academic writing has been studied extensively, especially from the point of view of rhetorical functions. In this paper I argue that rhetorical functions represent only one dimension of self-mention. Adding the dimensions of grammatical forms and of hedging and boosting, I propose a three-dimensional model of self-mention. I then employ the model in the analysis of three types of writing in the field of linguistics – L1 English,...
Paper Details
Title
A three-dimensional model of personal self-mention in research papers
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Volume
53
Pages
60 - 73
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