Hyland, Ken. (2008) Disciplinary voices: interactions in research writing. English Text Construction, Vol.1 (No.1). pp. 5-22. ISSN 1874-8767

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Abstract

The concept of voice has become central to studies of discourse, composition, and literature, but in this paper I want to shift its meaning a little to explore an area where voice is thought to play only a minor role: that of academic writing. I intend here to explore the idea of 'disciplinary voice' by focusing on the interpersonal features of academic writing and elaborating how writers position themselves and their readers. Essentially, I believe the idea of voice can shed light on aspects of disciplinary argument and am interested to see what these features tell us about writers' notions of appropriate relationships and what this means for writing in the disciplines. I will begin by looking briefly at the notion of voice, and go on to sketch an interactional model based on the ideas of stance, or how writers convey their attitudes and credibility, and engagement, or the ways they bring their readers into the discourse. I will then show how the choices writers make from these systems construct authorial voice, academic arguments, and the disciplines themselves.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z004 Books. Writing. Paleography
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Journal or Publication Title:	English Text Construction
Publisher:	John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISSN:	1874-8767
Date:	1 March 2008
Volume:	Vol.1
Number:	No.1
Number of Pages:	18
Page Range:	pp. 5-22
Identification Number:	10.1075/etc.1.1.03hyl
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Related URLs:	Open Access File
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/48537

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