Metadiscourse Markers in English Dissertation Abstracts

Muhammad Saibani Wiyanto, Fabiola Kurnia Dharmawanti, Suwono Suwono

2017

Abstract

The research aimed to explore metadiscourse categories and types in English dissertation abstracts of Doctoral students’. It represented a qualitative research with the content analysis of English dissertation abstracts in Doctoral students‘. The data was 71 English abstracts from 2007 until 2016. It should be selected 36 abstract from Indonesia concentration department and 35 abstracts from English concentration department. They have been graduated from Doctoral Program in Language and Literature education program. The result shows the English dissertation abstract writer applied categories of metadiscourse model in their research. In interactive categories, many researches use transitions type more dominant than other types in both concentration. And they rarely use endhopric markers and evidential types. While, in the interactional categories, many researches applied engagement markers more dominant than other types. However, they rarely use attitude markers and self-mentions types at the abstracts. The study can help learners develop metadiscourse effectively in writing especially abstract section in research.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wiyanto M., Dharmawanti F. and Suwono S. (2017). Metadiscourse Markers in English Dissertation Abstracts.In The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE, ISBN 978-989-758-332-2, pages 266-270. DOI: 10.5220/0007165702660270

in Bibtex Style

@conference{conaplin and icollite17,
author={Muhammad Saibani Wiyanto and Fabiola Kurnia Dharmawanti and Suwono Suwono},
title={Metadiscourse Markers in English Dissertation Abstracts},
booktitle={The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,},
year={2017},
pages={266-270},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007165702660270},
isbn={978-989-758-332-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,
TI - Metadiscourse Markers in English Dissertation Abstracts
SN - 978-989-758-332-2
AU - Wiyanto M.
AU - Dharmawanti F.
AU - Suwono S.
PY - 2017
SP - 266
EP - 270
DO - 10.5220/0007165702660270