Document Type : Research Article

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MA in Teaching English Language, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran

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The role of using meta-discourse elements in writing, especially in research newspapers, is so important that their authors can convey certainty, doubt, and characteristics of the writers in their writings. There are different meta-discourse markers used by various authors in different branches; for example, hedges and boosters are the most important devices in writing. The meta-discourse elements are communicative strategies for increasing and reducing the force of statements, i.e. authors and writers who write theses, books, or articles give more information with certainty by these markers. In the present investigation, 60 reports from 2 important newspapers, Iran Daily and US Today, were studied, where for each field 30 articles written by both native and non-native writers were selected and studied. In sum, for each newspaper, 30 articles were chosen. Frequency and distribution of the meta-discourse elements were examined to show which one of the newspapers used those more. The analysis was done by ANOVA test to compare the frequency and distribution of the meta-discourse devices. The result of the test indicated differences between the selected newspapers, i.e. Iran Daily and US Today. It is important to mention that the results of this study can have pedagogical implications for prospective academic writers.

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Article Title [Persian]

تجزیه تحلیل روزنامه ایران دیلی و یو اس تودی از دیدگاه عناصر فراگفتمانی

Author [Persian]

  • میرحبیب ابوالعلائی

کارشناس ارشد آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه تبریز، تبریز، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

نقش کاربرد عناصر مربوط به مباحث گفتمانی در نوشتن، به ویژه در روزنامه های پژوهشی، بسیار مهم است چرا که نویسندگان آنها می توانند در نوشته هایشان قطعیت، شک، و مشخصه های نویسندگان را بیان کنند. نشانگرهای فراگفتمانی متفاوت در شاخه های مختلف توسط نویسندگان مختلف به کار گرفته می شود؛ برای مثال، کلمات شکی و مطمئنه مهم ترین ابزار در نوشتن هستند. عناصر فرا گفتمانی استراتژی های ارتباطی برای افزایش و کاهش قدرت بیان هستند؛ به عنوان مثال، نگارنده گان پایان نامه ها، کتاب ها، یا مقالات، با اطمینان بیشتر از این نشانگرها، اطلاعات بیشتری را ارائه می دهند. در این تحقیق 60 گزارش از 2 روزنامه مهم،Iran Daily و USA Today مورد مطالعه قرار گرفتند و برای هر یک از این زمینه 30 مقاله نوشته شده توسط نویسندگان بومی و غیر بومی انتخاب و مورد مطالعه قرار گرفتند. به طور خلاصه، برای هر روزنامه30 مقاله انتخاب شد. توزیع عناصر فراگفتمانی مورد بررسی قرار گرفت تا نشان دهد کدام یک از روزنامه ها بیشتر از آن استفاده می کنند. تجزیه و تحلیل با استفاده از آزمون ANOVA انجام شد تا مقادیر و توزیع کاربردهای فرا گفتمانی را مقایسه کند. نتیجه آزمون نشان دهنده تفاوت بین روزنامه های انتخاب شده یعنی Iran Daily و USA Today است. لازم به ذکر است که نتایج این مطالعه می تواند پیامدهای آموزشی برای نویسندگان آکادمیکی داشته باشد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • فراگفتمانی
  • تجزیه تحلیل گفتمان
  • ژانر
  • فرا گفتمانی متنی
  • تجزیه تحلیل گفتمانی بین فردی
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