Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions
Research in meta-discourse, particularly explicit meta-discourse or meta-discourse markers has contributed much knowledge on the discourse features of specialised genres. However, there are very few studies on implicit meta-discourse. The current study explores implicit meta-discourse in legal di...
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| description | Research in meta-discourse, particularly explicit meta-discourse or meta-discourse markers has
contributed much knowledge on the discourse features of specialised genres. However, there are very
few studies on implicit meta-discourse. The current study explores implicit meta-discourse in legal
discourse by comparing the implicit interpersonal meta-discourse in the Constitution of the People’s
Republic of China with the Constitution of the United States. The focus of the study is the use of
implicit meta-discourse, particularly the grammatical meta-discourse in the legal discourse of two
different languages and cultural groups. The findings demonstrate that there are similarities and
differences in the use of implicit meta-discourse in the two constitutions. Within the context of
language discourse, the findings of the current study suggest that legal discourse is distinctive in the
use of implicit interpersonal meta-discourse, particularly in the way writers intrude into the discourse
implicitly by certain key grammatical forms of meta-discourse. Despite the objectivity and rigour of
legal discourse, the current study found that there is some level of subjectivity in such discourse,
evident from the use of implicit meta-discourse. |
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| spelling | usm-390782018-02-21T06:26:26Z http://eprints.usm.my/39078/ Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions He, Mengyu Rahim, Hajar Abdul P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Research in meta-discourse, particularly explicit meta-discourse or meta-discourse markers has contributed much knowledge on the discourse features of specialised genres. However, there are very few studies on implicit meta-discourse. The current study explores implicit meta-discourse in legal discourse by comparing the implicit interpersonal meta-discourse in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China with the Constitution of the United States. The focus of the study is the use of implicit meta-discourse, particularly the grammatical meta-discourse in the legal discourse of two different languages and cultural groups. The findings demonstrate that there are similarities and differences in the use of implicit meta-discourse in the two constitutions. Within the context of language discourse, the findings of the current study suggest that legal discourse is distinctive in the use of implicit interpersonal meta-discourse, particularly in the way writers intrude into the discourse implicitly by certain key grammatical forms of meta-discourse. Despite the objectivity and rigour of legal discourse, the current study found that there is some level of subjectivity in such discourse, evident from the use of implicit meta-discourse. Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/39078/1/EXPLORING_IMPLICIT_META-DISCOURSE_IN_LEGAL_DISCOURSE_AN_ANALYSIS_OF_THE_CHINESE_AND_AMERICAN_CONSTITUTIONS.pdf He, Mengyu and Rahim, Hajar Abdul (2017) Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 7 (2). pp. 391-403. ISSN 2301-9468 http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v7i2.8138 |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) He, Mengyu Rahim, Hajar Abdul Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions |
| title | Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions |
| title_full | Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions |
| title_short | Exploring Implicit Meta-Discourse In Legal Discourse: An Analysis Of The Chinese And American Constitutions |
| title_sort | exploring implicit meta-discourse in legal discourse: an analysis of the chinese and american constitutions |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
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