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