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Chapter 11. Not the same, but how different?

Comparing the use of reformulation markers in ELF and in ENL research articles
  • Silvia Murillo
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Intercultural Perspectives on Research Writing
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Abstract

Reformulation markers can be considered indicators of rhetorical conventions (Cuenca, 2003). In this paper I contrast these markers in the SciELF corpus of unedited research papers (building on previous work [Murillo, submitted]) and in a comparable ENL (English as a Native Language) corpus (SERAC), focusing on the overall frequency, the relative frequency of each marker and the discourse processes they introduce (Murillo, 2012). The results reveal statistically significant differences between the two corpora regarding the specific choice of reformulation markers and the processes introduced by them. Further, the “similects” of the SciELF corpus (Mauranen, 2012) present very different trends. ELF does not seem to constitute a homogeneous use of the English language, at least at the lexico-grammatical level.

Abstract

Reformulation markers can be considered indicators of rhetorical conventions (Cuenca, 2003). In this paper I contrast these markers in the SciELF corpus of unedited research papers (building on previous work [Murillo, submitted]) and in a comparable ENL (English as a Native Language) corpus (SERAC), focusing on the overall frequency, the relative frequency of each marker and the discourse processes they introduce (Murillo, 2012). The results reveal statistically significant differences between the two corpora regarding the specific choice of reformulation markers and the processes introduced by them. Further, the “similects” of the SciELF corpus (Mauranen, 2012) present very different trends. ELF does not seem to constitute a homogeneous use of the English language, at least at the lexico-grammatical level.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I. Three-fold intercultural analysis
  6. Chapter 1. A contrastive (English, Czech English, Czech) study of rhetorical functions of citations in Linguistics research articles 15
  7. Chapter 2. How to internationalise and empower academic research? 39
  8. Chapter 3. The power of English 59
  9. Part II. Two-fold intercultural analysis
  10. Chapter 4. “This dissonance” 83
  11. Chapter 5. Asserting research status, values and relevance in thesis abstracts of Science and Engineering 105
  12. Chapter 6. Chinese writers of English RAs as creators of a research space in a national context 129
  13. Chapter 7. Conference abstracts in English 151
  14. Part III. Intercultural analysis on the move
  15. Chapter 8. Hybrid rhetorical structure in English Sociology research article abstracts 175
  16. Chapter 9. Epistemic stance and authorial presence in scientific research writing 195
  17. Chapter 10. Publishing in English 217
  18. Chapter 11. Not the same, but how different? 237
  19. Chapter 12. Evaluation in research article introductions in the Social Sciences written by English as a lingua franca and English native users 255
  20. Chapter 13. Exploring ELF manuscripts 277
  21. Afterword 299
  22. About the Authors 303
  23. Index 307
https://doi.org/10.1075/aals.18.11mur

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I. Three-fold intercultural analysis
  6. Chapter 1. A contrastive (English, Czech English, Czech) study of rhetorical functions of citations in Linguistics research articles 15
  7. Chapter 2. How to internationalise and empower academic research? 39
  8. Chapter 3. The power of English 59
  9. Part II. Two-fold intercultural analysis
  10. Chapter 4. “This dissonance” 83
  11. Chapter 5. Asserting research status, values and relevance in thesis abstracts of Science and Engineering 105
  12. Chapter 6. Chinese writers of English RAs as creators of a research space in a national context 129
  13. Chapter 7. Conference abstracts in English 151
  14. Part III. Intercultural analysis on the move
  15. Chapter 8. Hybrid rhetorical structure in English Sociology research article abstracts 175
  16. Chapter 9. Epistemic stance and authorial presence in scientific research writing 195
  17. Chapter 10. Publishing in English 217
  18. Chapter 11. Not the same, but how different? 237
  19. Chapter 12. Evaluation in research article introductions in the Social Sciences written by English as a lingua franca and English native users 255
  20. Chapter 13. Exploring ELF manuscripts 277
  21. Afterword 299
  22. About the Authors 303
  23. Index 307
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