Analysis of moves, rhetorical patterns and linguistic features in New Scientist articles
This paper investigated the moves, rhetorical patterns based on Swales' genre analysis, and common linguistic features in health and medical science reports in the New Scientist journal. Twenty-four articles, one from each weekly issue, were randomly selected from the articles with a length bet...
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doaj-8047de8c679c45e7af6322ba9dd720952020-11-24T20:58:44ZengElsevierKasetsart Journal of Social Sciences2452-31512018-05-01392236243Analysis of moves, rhetorical patterns and linguistic features in New Scientist articlesPornsiri Muangsamai0Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, ThailandThis paper investigated the moves, rhetorical patterns based on Swales' genre analysis, and common linguistic features in health and medical science reports in the New Scientist journal. Twenty-four articles, one from each weekly issue, were randomly selected from the articles with a length between 350 and 600 words published online in New Scientist between July and December 2012. They were analyzed according to the content, categorized and coded with corresponding descriptions. The findings revealed seven obligatory and two optional moves. The key linguistic features common in the articles were modals and voice. Keywords: genre analysis, health and medical news reports, linguistic features, rhetorical moveshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452315118301589 |
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This paper investigated the moves, rhetorical patterns based on Swales' genre analysis, and common linguistic features in health and medical science reports in the New Scientist journal. Twenty-four articles, one from each weekly issue, were randomly selected from the articles with a length between 350 and 600 words published online in New Scientist between July and December 2012. They were analyzed according to the content, categorized and coded with corresponding descriptions. The findings revealed seven obligatory and two optional moves. The key linguistic features common in the articles were modals and voice. Keywords: genre analysis, health and medical news reports, linguistic features, rhetorical moves |
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