Engagement Features in Russian & English: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Academic Written Discourse

This paper examines discursive features of engagement (Hyland, 2009) demonstrated by native English- and Russian-speaking academics in their research articles. Pronoun choice, formation of directives, references to shared information, and use of rhetorical questions are identified in written academi...

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Main Author: Irina Khoutyz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2015-04-01
Series:Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
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Online Access:https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8JW8RP2/download