Appraisal and thematic patterning in the centrality claim section of research articles  

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Jalilifar, Alireza

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 7 no. 4 (2011), page 100-122.
Topik: theme; rheme; claiming centrality; research article
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This study attempts to connect the information within theme and rheme (aspects of micro structure) with the information in the generic structure of text through examining the general trend of the placement of four types of appraisals in the centrality claim section of research articles, and also the exceptions to that trend. Three hundred research articles were selected from four established journals in applied linguistics English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English for Academic Purposes (EAP), Language Testing (LT), and Modern Language Journal (MLJ) and searched for emphasis on the centrality claim section of their introductions. Nine hundred and forty-six tokens of appraisals were found, and of these, 529 (55.92%) were in the rheme section suggesting that new information is placed in the rheme section. The study suggests that when authors decide that a particular topic has a fairly important place within an academic genre, it is very likely to appraise this importance within the newsworthy section of the clause

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