Loi, Chek-Kim, Lim, Jason Miin-Hwa and Wharton, Sue (2016) Expressing an evaluative stance in English and Malay research article conclusions : international publications versus local publications. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 21 . doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2015.08.004 ISSN 1878-1497.
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Abstract
This paper constitutes a multidimensional explanation of an integration of genre-based knowledge and evaluative stance in the context of academic arguments employed in the conclusion sections of English and Malay research articles. For this purpose, it draws on an analysis of the features in Appraisal theory (Martin & Rose, 2003) integrated with an analysis of communicative purposes within a genre analysis framework (Swales, 1990, 2004). Among others, the findings include the observation that evaluative and dialogic stances jointly produce rhetorical effects in both English and Malay conclusions. English conclusions contain a subtle balance of assertion and mitigation while Malay conclusions tend to contract dialogic space and thus could be interpreted as less reader-friendly. This suggests that evaluation and the meaning potential of the genre are experienced and valued differently by scholars publishing in these two different scientific communities (international and local). This variation seems to be due to linguistic, contextual, and potential social cultural influences within the two academic discourse communities. The present study has pedagogical implications in the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classroom.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Evaluation, Qualitative research |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of English for Academic Purposes |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd |
| ISSN: | 1878-1497 |
| Official Date: | March 2016 |
| Dates: | Date Event March 2016 Published 2 September 2015 Available 7 August 2015 Accepted 16 October 2014 Submitted |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Number of Pages: | 16 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jeap.2015.08.004 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons open licence) |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 31 December 2015 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 March 2017 |
| Funder: | Malaysia. Kementerian Pendidikan |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/72374/ |
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