پديد آورندگان :
Javad ،Zare Department of English Language - Faculty of Humanities - Kosar University of Bojnord - Bojnord, Iran , Zohreh Sadat ،Naseri Department of English Language - Faculty of Letetrs and Humanities - Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz - Ahvaz, Iran
كليدواژه :
English abstracts , review articles , rhetorical structure , linguistic realizations , linguistics , applied linguistics
چكيده لاتين :
This study investigated rhetorical functions and their associated
linguistic realizations in English review article abstracts. The analysis
was based on a corpus of English review article abstracts from
linguistics and applied linguistics disciplines and followed a corpusdriven
discourse analytic top-down approach. MAXQDA and
WordSmith were used to code the moves and analyze their
associated sub-corpora, respectively. The results of calculating range
and frequency distributions showed that English conceptual review
article abstracts use a rhetorical structure, different from that of
research paper abstracts. This rhetorical organization is realized
through a different set of moves, namely ) establishing the territory
or area of study, ) identifying the problem, ) introducing the
present research, ) organizing the paper, and ) concluding or
reflecting. Moreover, each move was realized through a distinct set
of sub-moves. In terms of range, the moves dealing with purpose and
structure were the most widely present moves; in terms of frequency
distribution, the move dealing with structure was the most frequent.
Furthermore, the highly frequent use of plural self-mentions indicates
that in review article abstracts, the emphasis is on research as a group
activity inclusive of the researcher(s) and objects of study. In
addition, the presence of ‘establishing the territory’, together with
‘identifying the problem’ can be seen as an attempt to sell the
research. Finally, the prevalent use of the five moves showed that
most review article abstracts are indicative-informative in function.
