Metadiscourse as a way of achieving persuasion in literary criticism texts
This study aims at examining the use of metadiscourse markers in literary criticism texts to identify the role of the reader and how these markers are used to produce more persuasive essays. The data of 72,727 words from 17 texts were written by three well-known authors, namely, T.S. Eliot, Virgi...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2021
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18133/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18133/1/46450-165028-1-PB.pdf |
| Summary: | This study aims at examining the use of metadiscourse markers in literary criticism texts to
identify the role of the reader and how these markers are used to produce more persuasive
essays. The data of 72,727 words from 17 texts were written by three well-known authors,
namely, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf and Stanley Fish. Hyland’s (2005) model of interpersonal
metadiscourse markers was used to analyze the data. The analysis revealed that metadiscourse
markers are used by literary critics to create coherent and persuasive texts. It was found out
that the theory of criticism adopted by the literary critics does not affect the use of
metadiscourse markers only maybe in terms of relying more on logos, ethos or pathos. The
results of this study comply with those of previous research showing that metadiscourse
markers are frequently used in literary criticism texts. This study will contribute to both the
literary genre and the genre of critical essays by identifying the linguistic features to be used
to produce more effective and convincing literary criticism texts. It will also help future critics
to write more persuasive texts by highlighting the means that enable them to influence their
readers and to produce more coherent and convincing texts. |
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