Alireza Jalilifar
Biographic Data
| ID | 1052131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alireza Jalilifar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alireza |
| FAMILY NAME | Jalilifar |
| SIGNATURE | JALILIFAR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8123-6757 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The evolution of research articles on self-denigration
This systematic review explored self-denigration in research articles published across different disciplines in the past four decades. Following a comprehensive collection and screening of data (4,002 initial records) from four scholarly databases, 80 research articles that met our eligibility criteria were identified. In line with the objectives of this study, the publications were coded and analyzed for contextual, methodological, and theoretic…
Specificity and generality of lexical bundles in the rhetorical moves of Applied Linguistics research article introductions
Unpacking Evaluative Meaning-Making Resources in Verbal Movie Descriptions
The present study explored how native speakers (NSs) and non-native speakers (NNSs) of English exploit evaluative meaning-making resources of English when sharing their judgements and opinions on English movie descriptions. To this end, 10 native speakers of Australian English and 10 Iranian non-native speakers took part in on-line informal interviews, based on an approach known as snowball sampling. The study employed a combination of both quali…
Analysis of Argumentation in the Discussion Sections of Published Articles in ESP Journal
Evaluative language in applied linguistics research article discussions
Research on academic stance and evaluation has been prolific over the past few decades. Few studies, however, have focused on exploring the evaluative potential of that-constructions in shaping the structure of academic arguments. To address this lacuna, the current study aimed at exploring the potential impact of the distinct communicative functions of the research article discussion on the way its argument structure is linguistically shaped thr…
The in-group ritual of self-denigration in Iranian doctoral defense sessions
Drawing on a Symbolic Interactionist perspective and the Grounded Theory methodology, this study aimed to explore self-denigration from the perspective of Iranian applied linguists highlighting the significance of self-denigration as an in-group relational ritual in Iranian doctoral defense sessions. The data were obtained from rigorous coding of the transcripts of two focus groups and a questionnaire built on the findings of the focus group disc…
Self-denigration in academic discourse
Using the methodology of Grounded Theory, this study aims to identify and analyze the perceptions and functions of self-denigration in dissertation defenses. The data comprises transcripts of two focus group discussions and the disputation sections of a corpus of 53 applied linguistics doctoral defense sessions gathered from 14 Iranian state universities between 2019 and 2021. The findings suggest that self-denigration depends to a great extent o…
“Boom! You bought them.”
A review of advertisement studies shows that there has been little attempt to examine infomercials in terms of rhetorical appeals and persuasive strategies. Therefore, this study sought to contribute to the existing literature by exploring the persuasive elements of Apple infomercials through Aristotle’s modes of persuasion to reveal the most frequent persuasive language features and structures and to study how such elements were utilized to prom…
Phrasal Discourse Style in Cross-Disciplinary Writing
The present study aimed at exploring how research article writers from two academic disciplines exploit phrasal complexity features (PCFs) to verbalize the results sections of research articles with the eventual aim of assisting advanced EFL writers with their composition strategies. To this end, following a manual search, 200 empirical research articles in the fields of Applied Linguistics and Physics were comparatively examined. Due to the low …
Source misuse in applied linguistics articles
The source misuse practices of non‐English speaking academic authors are a controversial but less researched topic in plagiarism studies. The present study investigated the illegitimate textual borrowing practices of proficient and novice (co)authors as well as multi‐ and single‐authored articles in Iranian scholarly journals of Applied Linguistics. The similarity check was performed by the use of the text matching software (iThenticate) along wi…
British newspapers’ stance towards the Syrian refugee crisis
This study investigates the representations of the Syrian refugee crisis in commentary articles published in two British newspapers with different political orientations, The Guardian and The Telegraph. The study draws on the appraisal model as a linguistic tool to analyse the attitudinal language of the articles indicative of the stances adopted by the newspapers. Such stances have the potential to position the readers to positively view the ref…
Mayhem! Absolute Mayhem!” Exploring the promotional metadiscursive features in the sportscasts of the 2014 Fifa World Cup semifinal between Brazil and Germany
We believe the Iranian nation can
Academic attribution
Given the significance of citation in research articles (RA) and the considerable difficulty that novice writers might have in citing other works in their theses, this study compared the use of citation forms in 65 Iranian master's (MA) theses and 65 international research article introduction sections in applied linguistics. The citations were divided into integral and non‐integral and their sub‐categories. Findings showed several differences in…
The effect of cooperative learning techniques on college students’ reading comprehension
Thematic Development in English and Translated Academic Texts
Thematic organization and thematic progression play crucial roles in the message function of language. An important question is how translators deal with these thematic choices as textual devices when a text is translated into another language. Few studies have unfortunately brought their significance into focus. The present study, therefore, investigates thematic development and progression in English academic texts and their translations in Per…
British newspapers’ stance towards the Syrian refugee crisis
This study investigates the representations of the Syrian refugee crisis in commentary articles published in two British newspapers with different political orientations, The Guardian and The Telegraph. The study draws on the appraisal model as a linguistic tool to analyse the attitudinal language of the articles indicative of the stances adopted by the newspapers. Such stances have the potential to position the readers to positively view the ref…
We believe the Iranian nation can
Mayhem! Absolute Mayhem!” Exploring the promotional metadiscursive features in the sportscasts of the 2014 Fifa World Cup semifinal between Brazil and Germany
Academic attribution
Given the significance of citation in research articles (RA) and the considerable difficulty that novice writers might have in citing other works in their theses, this study compared the use of citation forms in 65 Iranian master's (MA) theses and 65 international research article introduction sections in applied linguistics. The citations were divided into integral and non‐integral and their sub‐categories. Findings showed several differences in…
The effect of cooperative learning techniques on college students’ reading comprehension
Thematic Development in English and Translated Academic Texts
Thematic organization and thematic progression play crucial roles in the message function of language. An important question is how translators deal with these thematic choices as textual devices when a text is translated into another language. Few studies have unfortunately brought their significance into focus. The present study, therefore, investigates thematic development and progression in English academic texts and their translations in Per…
The effect of cooperative learning techniques on college students’ reading comprehension
Academic attribution
Given the significance of citation in research articles (RA) and the considerable difficulty that novice writers might have in citing other works in their theses, this study compared the use of citation forms in 65 Iranian master's (MA) theses and 65 international research article introduction sections in applied linguistics. The citations were divided into integral and non‐integral and their sub‐categories. Findings showed several differences in…
We believe the Iranian nation can
Mayhem! Absolute Mayhem!” Exploring the promotional metadiscursive features in the sportscasts of the 2014 Fifa World Cup semifinal between Brazil and Germany
British newspapers’ stance towards the Syrian refugee crisis
This study investigates the representations of the Syrian refugee crisis in commentary articles published in two British newspapers with different political orientations, The Guardian and The Telegraph. The study draws on the appraisal model as a linguistic tool to analyse the attitudinal language of the articles indicative of the stances adopted by the newspapers. Such stances have the potential to position the readers to positively view the ref…
Phrasal Discourse Style in Cross-Disciplinary Writing
The present study aimed at exploring how research article writers from two academic disciplines exploit phrasal complexity features (PCFs) to verbalize the results sections of research articles with the eventual aim of assisting advanced EFL writers with their composition strategies. To this end, following a manual search, 200 empirical research articles in the fields of Applied Linguistics and Physics were comparatively examined. Due to the low …
Source misuse in applied linguistics articles
The source misuse practices of non‐English speaking academic authors are a controversial but less researched topic in plagiarism studies. The present study investigated the illegitimate textual borrowing practices of proficient and novice (co)authors as well as multi‐ and single‐authored articles in Iranian scholarly journals of Applied Linguistics. The similarity check was performed by the use of the text matching software (iThenticate) along wi…
“Boom! You bought them.”
A review of advertisement studies shows that there has been little attempt to examine infomercials in terms of rhetorical appeals and persuasive strategies. Therefore, this study sought to contribute to the existing literature by exploring the persuasive elements of Apple infomercials through Aristotle’s modes of persuasion to reveal the most frequent persuasive language features and structures and to study how such elements were utilized to prom…
Self-denigration in academic discourse
Using the methodology of Grounded Theory, this study aims to identify and analyze the perceptions and functions of self-denigration in dissertation defenses. The data comprises transcripts of two focus group discussions and the disputation sections of a corpus of 53 applied linguistics doctoral defense sessions gathered from 14 Iranian state universities between 2019 and 2021. The findings suggest that self-denigration depends to a great extent o…
Analysis of Argumentation in the Discussion Sections of Published Articles in ESP Journal
Evaluative language in applied linguistics research article discussions
Research on academic stance and evaluation has been prolific over the past few decades. Few studies, however, have focused on exploring the evaluative potential of that-constructions in shaping the structure of academic arguments. To address this lacuna, the current study aimed at exploring the potential impact of the distinct communicative functions of the research article discussion on the way its argument structure is linguistically shaped thr…
The in-group ritual of self-denigration in Iranian doctoral defense sessions
Drawing on a Symbolic Interactionist perspective and the Grounded Theory methodology, this study aimed to explore self-denigration from the perspective of Iranian applied linguists highlighting the significance of self-denigration as an in-group relational ritual in Iranian doctoral defense sessions. The data were obtained from rigorous coding of the transcripts of two focus groups and a questionnaire built on the findings of the focus group disc…
Specificity and generality of lexical bundles in the rhetorical moves of Applied Linguistics research article introductions
Unpacking Evaluative Meaning-Making Resources in Verbal Movie Descriptions
The present study explored how native speakers (NSs) and non-native speakers (NNSs) of English exploit evaluative meaning-making resources of English when sharing their judgements and opinions on English movie descriptions. To this end, 10 native speakers of Australian English and 10 Iranian non-native speakers took part in on-line informal interviews, based on an approach known as snowball sampling. The study employed a combination of both quali…
The evolution of research articles on self-denigration
This systematic review explored self-denigration in research articles published across different disciplines in the past four decades. Following a comprehensive collection and screening of data (4,002 initial records) from four scholarly databases, 80 research articles that met our eligibility criteria were identified. In line with the objectives of this study, the publications were coded and analyzed for contextual, methodological, and theoretic…
Psychology (13 works) · Linguistics (11 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Law (4 works)