A Model for the Investigation of Reflexive Metadiscourse in Research Articles

Abstract

This paper describes an analytical model used in a comparative study of reflexive metadiscourse in research articles written in English. The model described here draws its main components from Mauranen (1992; 1993b) and Adel (2006) with some modifications. The adjustments were made in order to render the model more applicable to the research article genre. This model overcomes one of the major weaknesses of the earlier frameworks by providing clear criteria for the identification of reflexive metadiscourse. It also investigates an under-researched aspect of metadiscourse, namely reflexive metadiscourse and sets it in two broad categories ranging from reflexivity of high explicitness to reflexivity of low explicitness. Finally, this model allows for a functional analysis of reflexive metadiscourse.

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