A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports
Corporate annual report (CAR) is a communicative genre written by specialists in corporate companies. Over time, many linguistic studies have been conducted on this genre from various perspectives. This review paper critically examines studies on CARS, specifically on the rhetorical structure and li...
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| author | Sayyed Hussain, Shabnum Mohamad Ali, Afida Mohd Kasim, Zalina Jalaluddin, Ilyana |
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| description | Corporate annual report (CAR) is a communicative genre written by specialists in corporate companies. Over time, many linguistic studies have been conducted on this genre from various perspectives. This review paper critically examines studies on CARS, specifically on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features used in the genre. Based on the major findings of the studies reviewed in this paper, it can be argued that the writers of this professional discourse embellish the companies’ reputation with frequent usage of positive language features and minimal negative aspects. In addition, corporations claim credit and responsibility for positive events but in the case of negative events, responsibility is evaded. Finally, CARs are essentially reporting genres and structurally different from other promotional genres due to intentionally inter-discursive appropriations that are practiced in order to report and promote the companies. |
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| spelling | upm-876752022-07-06T03:45:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87675/ A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports Sayyed Hussain, Shabnum Mohamad Ali, Afida Mohd Kasim, Zalina Jalaluddin, Ilyana Corporate annual report (CAR) is a communicative genre written by specialists in corporate companies. Over time, many linguistic studies have been conducted on this genre from various perspectives. This review paper critically examines studies on CARS, specifically on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features used in the genre. Based on the major findings of the studies reviewed in this paper, it can be argued that the writers of this professional discourse embellish the companies’ reputation with frequent usage of positive language features and minimal negative aspects. In addition, corporations claim credit and responsibility for positive events but in the case of negative events, responsibility is evaded. Finally, CARs are essentially reporting genres and structurally different from other promotional genres due to intentionally inter-discursive appropriations that are practiced in order to report and promote the companies. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87675/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Sayyed Hussain, Shabnum and Mohamad Ali, Afida and Mohd Kasim, Zalina and Jalaluddin, Ilyana (2020) A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10 (9). 236 - 256. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/papers/detail/MAJESS/7591/A-Review-on-the-Rhetorical-Structure-and-Linguistic-Features-of-Corporate-Annual-Reports 10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i9/7591 |
| spellingShingle | Sayyed Hussain, Shabnum Mohamad Ali, Afida Mohd Kasim, Zalina Jalaluddin, Ilyana A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports |
| title | A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports |
| title_full | A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports |
| title_fullStr | A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports |
| title_short | A review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports |
| title_sort | review on the rhetorical structure and linguistic features of corporate annual reports |
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