Paving the way for research findings
Writers’ rhetorical choices in education and applied linguistics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5966430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Miin-Hwa Lim (0000-0001-9343-3056, Malaysian University of Sabah, Malaysia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 725-749 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461445611421364 |
| OpenAlex | W2312213837 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
Notwithstanding the existence of previous investigations into how research results are presented in different academic disciplines, fewer studies have looked into how authors pave the way for their results, the interdisciplinary differences in ‘result pavements’, and the interconnections between their communicative functions and linguistic choices. Using the techniques of genre analysis, I have analyzed two corpora of research reports in applied linguistics and education in order to identify the possible ways in which experienced writers schematically pave the way for their findings. Using evidence based on authentic research articles, this study demonstrates how writers set the stage for their research results by (i) demonstrating their control of the structure and flow of result-related information, (ii) connecting past research with a current finding while furnishing pertinent background elements that lead the readership progressively to specific findings, (iii) regenerating readers’ interest in their initial research purposes, and (iv) deploying locatives to embed results in a ‘space-saving strategy’ aimed at presenting an abridged Results section. I have also analyzed interdisciplinary differences in the frequencies of these rhetorical steps and the range of intricate linguistic mechanisms employed by authors as communicative resources in each step to establish a smooth rhetorical transition that sets the stage for their research results
Applied linguistics · Audience measurement · Linguistics · Political science · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology · Writing and Handwriting Education · Artificial Intelligence
Society and Discourse
Research Genres
Discourse and Context
An exploration of a genre set
The medical research paper
Genre analysis, and the social sciences
Introductions in research articles
Rhetorical structure of biochemistry research articles
Research articles in applied linguistics
A Comprehensive grammar of the English language
Genre identification and communicative purpose
Communicative moves in the discussion section of research articles
Genre Analysis
A Student's Grammar of the English Language
Research article abstracts in applied linguistics and educational technology
The rhetorical organization of the Textbook genre across disciplines
Discourse, context and cognition
Prominent messages in Education and Applied Linguistic abstracts
Contributing to the academic conversation
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |