Javad Naderi; Tohid Siami
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This research is an attempt to investigate the interactional metadiscourse markers in the inaugural speeches of the U.S. and Russian presidents (from 1991- 2018) within the framework of Hyland’s interpersonal metadiscourse model. The data were collected from the transcription of the speeches of ...
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This research is an attempt to investigate the interactional metadiscourse markers in the inaugural speeches of the U.S. and Russian presidents (from 1991- 2018) within the framework of Hyland’s interpersonal metadiscourse model. The data were collected from the transcription of the speeches of the respective Presidents and quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze the collected data. To analyze the data statistically and to calculate and determine the significance of the differences Chi-square test was used. The result of the analysis showed a significant difference in the use of interactional metadiscourse markers in the inaugural speeches the Presidents of the two countries. With a closer analysis, this point also was made clear that there was a significant difference in the use of boosters and hedges. Also, statistical calculations showed that there is a significant difference in using engagement markers; this significant difference was seen especially in the use of self-mention markers..
Hadi Arezoumandi; Davood Madani
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The present article examines epistemological markers in socio-political forums on Iranian TV channels from the critical discourse analysis point of view based on Hyland (2005) and Fairclough (2001). In this study, 20 selected socio-political panels of 1,2, 3 & 4 channels have been selected, ...
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The present article examines epistemological markers in socio-political forums on Iranian TV channels from the critical discourse analysis point of view based on Hyland (2005) and Fairclough (2001). In this study, 20 selected socio-political panels of 1,2, 3 & 4 channels have been selected, which are samples have been analyzed in qualitatively and quantitatively way in the form of all of them using targeted sampling. The variables studied in this study to be determined by this factors, the gender of the experts, using the live or recorded programs, the number of experts in each program, whether the experts are academic or non-academic. The distribution of epistemological elements in live and recorded programs and the presence of male and female critics and the presence of academic and non-academic factors is different? Also the distribution of elements in the recorded political and social panels is different with the presence of one or more critics? How the differences between the distributions of elements justified are based on Fairclough discourse analysis model? The results showed that the distribution of hedges, boosters, Attitude markers in the programs of socio-political panels in the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting based on the gender of experts, alive or recorded programs, academic or non-academic experts or the presence of one or more experts in each programs are different. Also, based on discourse analysis patterns, can be justified type of using of epistemological tools in the discourse of experts.
