Metadiscourse in Lithuanian linguistics research articles: A study of interactive and interactional features

Abstract

In the recent decades the interpersonal nature of written academic communication has been widely studied in various linguistic/cultural contexts, including Lithuanian. To gain new insights into how knowledge is negotiated interpersonally in Lithuanian scientific texts, the present paper explores the distribution and use of interactive and interactional features of metadiscourse in Lithuanian research articles in a single discipline, i.e., linguistics. For the classification of metadiscourse resources, the study employs the interpersonal model of metadiscourse (Hyland 2005a). Based on the analysis of 30 Lithuanian research articles in the field of linguistics, this exploratory investiga-Vilnius University Press

“At the end of this study, see the following discussion”: Endophoric markers in Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian research articles

“…To do so, we focus on three areally and historically close, but typologically and culturally diverse languages of Baltic countries: Estonian (Est), Latvian (Lat), and Lithuanian (Lit). Importantly, while the usage patterns of MD markers in Lit 2 are better understood (e.g., Šinkūnienė 2016, 2019, Ruskan, Maslauskienė 2023, the workings of MD in Est and Lat have not been closely examined. 3 Due to the space restrictions, we have chosen to concentrate on one specific category of interactive MD markers here, namely endophoric markers.…”

“…For a more detailed discussion of the notion of writing tradition, seeLeijen et al (Forthcoming).2 The overall system of MD features in Lithuanian research articles has been provided inRuskan, Maslauskienė (2023).3 For Estonian, though, the concept of MD has been used inReinsalu's (2017) analysis of citizens' complaint letters to a city government. The overall system of MD features in Estonian research articles has been introduced inHint et al (Forthcoming).…”