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Download full textBaltzersen, Rolf K. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2013
In daily language use, we sometimes comment on the conversation with phrases such as "What do you mean by saying that?" or "That was nice of you to say." This communication about the communication is sometimes labeled as metacommunication. It can be used for many different purposes; for instance, to try and clarify or appraise…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Supervision, Communication Strategies, Higher Education
Direct linkTarrayo, Veronico N.; Duque, Marie Claire T. – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2011
This study described the discourse structure and textual metadiscourse in newspaper editorials in the Philippines where English is used as a second language or L2. Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions: (1) What discourse features characterize the structure of the following parts of Philippine newspaper editorials--orientation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis, Newspapers, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedLee, David Y. W. – Language Learning & Technology, 2001
Clarifies the confusing terms "genre,""text type,""domain,""sublanguage," and "style" in an attempt to help individuals navigate the British National Corpus. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Databases, Definitions, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAston, Guy – Language Learning & Technology, 2001
Responds to an earlier article that sought to clarify the terms "genre,""text type,""domain,""sublanguage," and "style" in an attempt to help individuals navigate the British National Corpus. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Databases, Definitions, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAnsary, Hasan; Babai, Esmat – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2000
Presents results of a study on the speech act of definition in chemistry texts within two genres investigating whether or not it can serve as a criterion to differentiate the two genres. A random sample of 60 texts written by different writers served as the corpus of the study. Results suggest that definitions often cluster together in textbooks,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Definitions, English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Countries
