Texts with metadiscourse features are more engaging: a fact or a myth?

Metadiscourse is a pragmatic linguistic device that writers use to engage with their readers. For decades, research on metadiscourse has mostly centred on academic texts. There were also attempts to examine its use in editorials. However, in this study, attempts are made to investigate the readers&#...

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Main Authors: Hooi, Chee Mei (Author), Tan, Helen (Author), Lee, Geok Imm (Author), Sharon Sharmini Victor Danarajan (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2020.
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