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Original article | Innovational Research in ELT 2022, Vol. 3(1) 45-57

An ESP Approach to a Metadiscursive Analysis of Political Science’s Corpus

Shi̇va Sabbagh Shabestari̇ & Reza Abdi̇

pp. 45 - 57   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/irelt.2021.449.5   |  Manu. Number: MANU-2204-25-0004

Published online: June 30, 2022  |   Number of Views: 51  |  Number of Download: 1061


Abstract

Discursive study of corpus has been one of the keys to comprehend and employ accurate and authentic language. Metadiscourse is a rather tangible dimension of discourse to English learners. This study investigates the political science’s corpus in terms of interactional metadiscursive markers based on Hyland’s (2005) model of metadiscourse. For this aim, inaugural speeches and official oaths of office related to seven English speaking countries were collected and analyzed. The statistical and analytical results suggest that despite a few similarities in some cases, the general employment of metadiscursive markers differs significantly across cultures. This study can help ESP learners of Politics and related majors become more conscious of metadiscourse and improve practical awareness of its use. It also can better prepare them  to achieve a higher level of understanding in the target language situation. Although this study can provide a general view towards the discursive nature of political discourse for ESP students, the results imply that a mere generalization and ignoring the salient distinctions should be avoided for an accurate comprehension of political discourse

Keywords: Inaugural speech, metadiscourse, oath of office, political science, political speech


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APA 6th edition
Shabestari̇, S.S. & Abdi̇, R. (2022). An ESP Approach to a Metadiscursive Analysis of Political Science’s Corpus . Innovational Research in ELT, 3(1), 45-57. doi: 10.29329/irelt.2021.449.5

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Shabestari̇, S. and Abdi̇, R. (2022). An ESP Approach to a Metadiscursive Analysis of Political Science’s Corpus . Innovational Research in ELT, 3(1), pp. 45-57.

Chicago 16th edition
Shabestari̇, Shi̇va Sabbagh and Reza Abdi̇ (2022). "An ESP Approach to a Metadiscursive Analysis of Political Science’s Corpus ". Innovational Research in ELT 3 (1):45-57. doi:10.29329/irelt.2021.449.5.

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