Metadiscourse, Cohesion, and Engagement in L2 Written Discourse

被引:6
作者
Liao, Jianling [1 ]
机构
[1] Arizona State Univ, Sch Int Letters & Cultures, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
关键词
L2; Chinese; descriptive writing; metadiscourse; cohesion; local; global; text; interactive; interactional; LINGUISTIC ACCURACY; COHERENCE; FEATURES; ENGLISH; TEXT; L1;
D O I
10.3390/languages5020025
中图分类号
H0 [语言学];
学科分类号
030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
摘要
The current study examines how L2 Chinese writers at different proficiencies employed various metadiscourse devices to shape their written descriptive discourse and also whether various metadiscourse features may distinguish levels of writing proficiency. The study also looks at how L2 learners' use of metadiscourse devices is related to their linguistic performances in descriptive writing. The findings revealed differential metadiscourse use by learners at different proficiencies on local, global, and textual organizational dimensions. For instance, compared to low-proficiency writers, more proficient writers used significantly more conditional/hypothetical markers, frame markers, and engagement markers. Multiple metadiscourse features also demonstrated significant positive and negative correlations with each other, suggesting patterns of decreases and increases in the use of particular organizational features. Several metadiscourse features characteristic of more advanced writers also displayed positive relationships with linguistic features.
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