Metadiscourse revisiteda contrastive study of persuasive writing through professional discourse
ISSN: 1133-0392
Year of publication: 2003
Issue: 11
Pages: 29-52
Type: Article
More publications in: Estudios ingleses de la Universidad Complutense
Abstract
The research presented in this paper explores the role of metadiscourse in persuasive texts written by professional writers in two leading newspapers: the Spanish El País and the British The Times. The aim of this cross-linguistic investigation is to compare how professional writers organise their texts, guide their readers through them and build a relationship with their audience. The use of both textual and interpersonal metadiscaurse categories is examined from a quantitative and a qualitative perspective. The results suggest that two major variables interact in the choice of metadiscourse categories in newspaper opinion articles: culture-driven...