Metadiscourse Markers in Laboratory Sections: Types and Functional Analysis

The present study examines the application of metadiscourse markers according to Hyland’s (۲۰۰۵) metadiscourse model in laboratory sections. The researchers manually searched an ۸۰۵۸۰-word corpus of eight laboratory sections collected from the Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English to identify different types and functions of metadiscourse markers. As shown by the findings, interactional metadiscoursal markers had a higher frequency in laboratory sections than interactive ones. More specifically, the speakers relied mostly on engagement markers (a metadiscourse marker with interactional function) followed by code glosses (a metadiscourse marker with interactive function). As implied, audience involvement through engagement markers and facilitating their comprehension through code glosses are the primary functions of metadiscourse markers used in a laboratory. It is possible to incorporate this finding into the syllabus designed to teach academic spoken genres, including laboratory sections.

کلیدواژه ها:

Functional analysis ، Laboratory sections ، Metadiscourse markers ، Spoken discourse