The Discussion section as argument: The language used to prove knowledge claims

Evaluative language in discussion sections of doctoral theses: Similarities and differences between L1 Chinese and L1 English writers

“…A discussion section requires skilful deployment not only of citation for attribution, in order to demonstrate the writers' display of knowledge, but also of citation for evaluation, in order to demonstrate that the writer has succeed, to some extent, in transforming knowledge and creating new knowledge (Parkinson, 2011). To make the case for the significance of their own results, writers need to position themselves and negotiate their own voice in the context of utterances made by others in the research community.…”

The Textual Expression of Critical Thinking in PhD Discussions in Applied Linguistics

“…The critical statements' use of two causal relations (Reason Result and Grounds Conclusion) relates to Parkinson's (2011) study of argumentation in Discussions in lab reports and RAs, where she found markers of "cause," along with "condition and purpose" (2011: 164) to be important elements of arguing and proving knowledge claims. In relation to the use of metadiscourse devices, the use of hedging in research writing has been identified in earlier studies (e.g.…”

Lernkulturen - Schriftsprache in DaZ - Grammatik - Sprachliche Anforderungen in den Fächern

“…Schematische Geschichtenanfänge können so nicht nur als spezifische Einleitungsformeln zum Erwerb von Textmustern genutzt werden (Ballis 2008, Kostrzewa 2013 Es gibt weitere Untersuchungen, in denen sprachliche Elemente in wissenschaftlichen Fachtexten abseits der Fachterminologie betrachtet werden (z.B. Graefen 1997, Liu 2012Granger 2012, Parkinson 2011, Pecorari 2009, Steinhoff 2007 "on the other hand", "in the case of", "as well as the" und "at the same time". Etwa die Hälfte der Verbindungen war nur in einer Disziplin signifikant häufig.…”