The aim of this study is to investigate features of abstracts from a crossdisciplinary perspective. Through the analysis of the role played by some meta-argumentative expressions, this study investigates differences in the representation of scientific procedures across two disciplines, i.e., Economics and Psychology. Object of the analysis will be the study of the textual preferences, both in frequency of occurrence and choice, for both lexical expressions and grammatical constructs, in research paper abstracts. While we expect that the consistent use of metadiscursive features of abstracts reflects an awareness of the nature and characteristics of the genre, as well as of the role it plays within the scientific community, we want to see if there are any divergences in their ‘representationality’, in their use of metadiscursive references, which could be considered constitutive of the discipline itself.
The use of metadiscourse in abstracts: a comparison between economics and psychological abstracts
BUSA', MARIA GRAZIA
2005
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate features of abstracts from a crossdisciplinary perspective. Through the analysis of the role played by some meta-argumentative expressions, this study investigates differences in the representation of scientific procedures across two disciplines, i.e., Economics and Psychology. Object of the analysis will be the study of the textual preferences, both in frequency of occurrence and choice, for both lexical expressions and grammatical constructs, in research paper abstracts. While we expect that the consistent use of metadiscursive features of abstracts reflects an awareness of the nature and characteristics of the genre, as well as of the role it plays within the scientific community, we want to see if there are any divergences in their ‘representationality’, in their use of metadiscursive references, which could be considered constitutive of the discipline itself.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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