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Metadiscourse
Ken . Ed(S): Hyland
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Description for Metadiscourse
Paperback. This book addresses an important aspect of how language is used in written communication: the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the text itself. This is known as METADISCOURSE. Editor(s): Hyland, Ken. Series: Continuum Discourse. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
This book addresses an important aspect of how language is used in written communication: the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the text itself. This is known as METADISCOURSE. Metadiscourse is a key resource in language, as it allows the writer to engage with readers in familiar and expected ways. Writers use the devices of metadiscourse to adjust the level of personality in their texts, to offer a representation of themselves and their arguments. This helps the reader organise, interpret and evaluate the information presented in the text. Metadiscourse is therefore crucial ... Read more
This book addresses an important aspect of how language is used in written communication: the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the text itself. This is known as METADISCOURSE. Metadiscourse is a key resource in language, as it allows the writer to engage with readers in familiar and expected ways. Writers use the devices of metadiscourse to adjust the level of personality in their texts, to offer a representation of themselves and their arguments. This helps the reader organise, interpret and evaluate the information presented in the text. Metadiscourse is therefore crucial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Series
Continuum Discourse
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826476111
SKU
V9780826476111
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Ref
99-1
About Ken . Ed(S): Hyland
Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education at the University of East Anglia, UK.
Reviews for Metadiscourse
"'Students are often told that successful writing in English is 'reader-friendly'. It must fit together logically, be signposted to guide readers, and take the reader's likely responses and processing difficulties into account. But it also needs to work for the writer too, as we communicate for a reason. We use language to persuade, inform, entertain or perhaps just engage an ... Read more