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Alharbi*\u003Cbr>Department of English Language & Translation, College of Languages & Translation, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Corresponding Author: Sultan H. Alharbi, E-mail: [suhalharbi@ksu.edu.sa](suhalharbi@ksu.edu.sa) |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| ARTICLE INFO\u003Cbr>Article history\u003Cbr>Received: November 21, 2020\u003Cbr>Accepted: January 11, 2021\u003Cbr>Published: February 28, 2021\u003Cbr>Volume: 12 Issue: 1\u003Cbr>Advance access: February 2021 Conflicts of interest: None\u003Cbr>Funding: None\u003Cbr>The research is financed by the Dean-ship of Scientific Research at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, and the Research Center at the College of Languages & Translation.\u003Cbr>Key words:\u003Cbr>Metadiscourse, Genre,\u003Cbr>Applied Linguistics, RAs,\u003Cbr>MAs | ABSTRACT\u003Cbr>The current study comparatively investigated the employment of metadiscourse items in 40 post-method sections/chapters of research articles (RAs) and master’s dissertations (MAs) in the field of applied linguistics. Utilizing Hyland’s (2005a) model of metadiscourse in analysing metadiscourse elements detected in both sets of texts, the findings indicated that interactive metadiscourse features were more frequent in both sets of texts than interactional metadiscourse items, and that the master’s dissertation subcorpus included significantly higher occurrences of most metadiscourse devices. Results indicated that transitions are the most used category of metadiscourse in research articles and master’s dissertations, while hedges are the most frequent interactional metadiscourse category used in both subcorpora. Results also showed that the master’s dissertation subcorpus consists of significantly higher occurrences of some metadiscourse devices, which might be due to the nature of both genres. The findings have important implications, particularly for L2 student writers, by facilitating their understanding of metadiscourse use in this field. The study concludes with the limitations, as well as recommendations for future research. |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nMetadiscourse, defined as the devices or resources that writers employ to “explicitly organize their texts, engage readers, and signal their attitudes to both their material and their audience” (Hyland & Tse, 2004, p. 156), has been established as a key element of academic writing (e.g., Ädel, 2006; Hyland, 2004b, 2005a; Hyland & Tse, 2004) . Research has demonstrated that the deployment of metadiscourse devices in different academic genres is influenced by a number of factors, including: Discipline (e.g., Cao & Hu, 2014); research paradigm (e.g., Hu & Cao, 2015); and the writer’s linguistic/cultural background (e.g., Kim & Lim, 2013), as well as the publishing context (e.g., Lafuente-Millán, 2014) . According to Ädel (2006), most of the growing body of research has focused on differences in the employment of metadiscourse between disciplines rather than genres, and  \ntherefore, more research is required to examine the genre variation of metadiscourse in English. Research on metadiscourse in academic writing has largely focused on expert writing, i.e., RAs (e.g., Hyland, 2004a) though researchers have recently turned their attention to this use in student writing, mainly, the doctoral thesis and the master’s dissertation (Lee & Casal, 2014) . The paucity of research on metadiscourse in master’s dissertations and doctoral theses can be ascribed to their length, which is always a key concern in dissertation and thesis studies (Bunton, 2002). Therefore, the current study aims to investigate the use of metadiscourse features in expert writing (i.e., academic research articles), as well as in novice student writing (master’s dissertations) .  \nWhen crafting their master’s dissertation and to seek advice on the appropriate ","cbCaib9pvW2oce2i","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib9pvW2oce2i","pdf",220939,"English","# Article history and metadata\n# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Metadiscourse definition and relevance\n## Influencing factors on metadiscourse use\n## Research gap and study aim\n## Research question and comparative approach","[{\"question\":\"What is the focus of the study on metadiscourse?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines how metadiscourse devices are used in post-method sections/chapters of applied linguistics research articles and master’s dissertations.\"},{\"question\":\"Which model guides the analysis of metadiscourse?\",\"answer\":\"The analysis uses Hyland’s (2005a) model of metadiscourse to identify metadiscourse elements in both text sets.\"},{\"question\":\"What major differences appear between research articles and master’s dissertations?\",\"answer\":\"Results indicate that master’s dissertations contain significantly higher occurrences of most metadiscourse devices, while transitions are the most used category in both genres.\"}]","An Investigation of Metadiscourse Features in Applied Linguistics Academic Research Articles and Master’s Dissertations - Read the study | PDF",1792068680,23]