Abstract:
For the recent decades, scholars have examined the use of metadiscourse markers (MDMs) paradigmatically through several comparative studies across varying languages and cultures. No study to date, however, has investigated a comprehensive, full-fledged comparison of the possible disparities among the native English writers (NEW), Iranian English writers (IEW), and Iranian Persian writers (IPW) in crafting disciplinary research articles (RAs) in the academic field of medicine. By drawing on Hyland's (2005) metadiscourse taxonomy, the present research thus embarked on this comparison through the random selection of 240 medical research articles (RAs), 120 quantitative and 120 qualitative ones. The results could espouse the perspective that medical RA genre is less impacted by the inevitable language differences thereby giving rise to the greater importance of consensually-acknowledged disciplinary epistemology underlying medical sciences. It is then suggested that ESP classes as well as the article writing workshops held in L2 make every effort to include the interactional phase of the discourse as well.
Machine summary:
No study to date, however, has investigated a comprehensive, full-fledged comparison of the possible disparities among the native English writers (NEW), Iranian English writers (IEW), and Iranian Persian writers (IPW) in crafting disciplinary research articles (RAs) in the academic field of medicine.
This study aims to explore how native English and Iranian academic writers in medicine use interactive and interactional metadiscourse features in the post-method sections of both quantitative and qualitative RAs in English and Persian.
Are there any significant differences in terms of type and frequency between native English writers (NEW) and Iranian Persian writers (IPW) in the use of metadiscourse markers in post-method section of medical quantitative RAs?
2. Are there any significant differences in terms of type and frequency between native English writers (NEW) and Iranian Persian writers (IPW)in the use of metadiscourse markers in post-method section of medical qualitative RAs?
3. Are there any significant differences in terms of type and frequency between native English writers (NEW) and Iranian English writers (IEW) in the use of metadiscourse markers in post-method section of medical quantitative RAs?
4. Are there any significant differences in terms of type and frequency between native English writers (NEW) and Iranian English writers (IEW) in the use of metadiscourse markers in post-method section of medical qualitative RAs?
Results and Discussions The following table displays the frequency of metadiscourse markers in quantitative papers by native English writers (NEW) and Iranian Persian writers (IPW) so as to address the research question one.