Chapter 1Introduction
1.1Rationale of the Study
1.2Research Objectives and Questions
1.3Significance of the Research
1.4Thesis Overview
Chapter 2Literature Review
2.1Theoretical Studies on Metadiscourse
2.1.1Definition of Metadiscourse
2.1.2Features of Metadiscourse
2.1.3Categorizations of Metadiscourse
2.2Empirical Studies on Metadiscourse in Academic Writing
2.2.1Metadiscourse in Research Articles
2.2.2Metadiscourse in ESL/EFL Student Writing
2.3Research Gap
2.4Summary
Chapter 3Analytical Framework of the Present Research
3.1Working Definition of Important Terms
3.1.1Defining Discourse
3.1.2Defining Academic Writing
3.1.3Defining Metadiscourse
3.2Developing an Analytical Framework for the Present Study
3.2.1Reflexivity of Metadiscourse
3.2.2Writer-reader Interaction in Metadiscourse
3.2.3Analytical Model for the Present Study
3.3Classification of Metadiscourse
3.3.1Reflexivity: Metatext
3.3.2Writer-reader Interaction: Interactive Metadiscourse
3.3.3Writer-reader Interaction: Interactional Metadiscourse
3.4Summary
Chapter 4Methodology
4.1Data Collection
4.1.1Corpora
4.1.2Interview
4.2Data Coding
4.3Data Analysis
4.4Summary
Chapter 5Results and Discussion: Metatext
5.1General Distribution Patterns of Metatext
5.2Disciplinary Similarities and Differences Between the Two Corpora
5.3Metatext in Use
5.3.1Reference to Discourse Entities
5.3.2Reference to Discourse Acts
5.3.3Reference to Discourse Labels
5.4Summary
Chapter 6Results and Discussion: Interactive Metadiscourse
6.1General Distribution Patterns of Interactive Metadiscourse
6.2Disciplinary Similarities and Differences Between the Two Corpora
6.3Interactive Metadiscourse in Use
6.3.1Transition Markers
6.3.2Frame Markers
6.3.3Code Glosses
6.3.4Evidentials
6.4Summary
Chapter 7Results and Discussion: Interactional Metadiscourse
7.1General Distribution Patterns of Interactional Metadiscourse
7.2Disciplinary Similarities and Differences Between the Two Corpora
7.3Interactional Metadiscourse in Use
7.3.1Hedges
7.3.2Boosters
7.3.3Self-mentions
7.4Summary
Chapter 8Conclusions
8.1Major Findings
8.1.1General Patterns of Metadiscourse in the Two Corpora
8.1.2Disciplinary Similarities and Differences in Metadiscourse Between the Two Corpora
8.1.3Metadiscourse in Use
8.2Implications of the Study
8.2.1Theoretical Implications
8.2.2Methodological Implications
8.2.3Pedagogical Implications
8.3Limitations of the Study
8.4Suggestions for Future Studies
References
Appendix A Interactive and Interactional Metadiscourse Items Investigated
Appendix B Categories of the Three-dimensional Analytical Model with Examples
Appendix C Interview
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