Exploring Interaction in Academic Book Reviews across Different Disciplines: A Comparative Study

Ahmed, Fatma

doi:10.21608/buhuth.2021.136388

Exploring Interaction in Academic Book Reviews across Different Disciplines: A Comparative Study

نوع المستند : أوراق بحثیة أکادیمیة

المؤلف

Fatma Ahmed

Ain Shams University-Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education- Department of English Language and Literature

10.21608/buhuth.2021.136388

المستخلص

This study is a corpus-based study that aims at examining the frequencies and the functions of metadiscourse elements based on Hyland's Metadiscourse theory and ideational metafunction elements based on Hallidayan Systemic Functional Grammar theory in the relatively neglected academic genre of the book reviews by using a computer software. The researcher compares between two different disciplines. These disciplines are chemistry and sociology.
In addition to studying the distinctive features of metadiscourse, this study investigates the social relationships that are constructed between the writers and the readers because of using the elements of metadiscourse. Moreover, it investigates the functions that the academic book review writers are trying to perform through their writing which are: organizing their discourse, engaging their readers and conveying their attitude.

الكلمات الرئيسية

الموضوعات الرئيسية

اللغات وآدابها (اللغة العربية – اللغة الإنجليزية – اللغة الفرنسية-اللغة الالمانية)

المراجع

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