Self-reference in research articles across Europe and Asia: A review of studies

Mur Dueñas, María Pilar (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Sinkuniene, Jolanta

Resumen: Numerous cross-linguistic and cross-disciplinary studies have looked at the manifestation of author stance in academic texts. One of the most recurrent areas of contrast has been the use of personal pronouns across linguistic and disciplinary cultures. This paper aims at reviewing previous research on self-reference in research articles taking an intercultural perspective. It focuses on 22 studies which report on results regarding this stance feature in 13 lingua-cultural contexts (Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Russian, Spanish). They have been extracted from relevant publications in the fields of English for Academic Purposes and English for Specific Purposes over the past 25 years (1998–2012). A close analysis of this research highlights different cultural trends in constructing writer-reader relationships in this academic genre and reveals important methodological issues across different studies. This review article also has implications for English as a lingua franca (cf. Mauranen 2012) as used in international publications.

Idioma: Inglés

Año: 2016

Publicado en: Brno Studies in English 42, 1 (2016), [22 p.]
ISSN: 0524-6881

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.123 - Literature and Literary Theory (Q2) - Language and Linguistics (Q3) - Linguistics and Language (Q3)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/H21
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FFI2012–37346

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Filología Inglesa (Dpto. Filolog.Inglesa y Alema.)