NTERACTIONAL METADISCOURSE MARKERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLE INTRODUCTIONS SCOPUS INDEXED

Fadhilah, Izzah Hd and Syafryadin, Syafryadin and Indah, Damayanti (2023) NTERACTIONAL METADISCOURSE MARKERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLE INTRODUCTIONS SCOPUS INDEXED. Undergraduated thesis, Universitas Bengkulu.

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Abstract

This study aims to find out how international writers use interactional metadiscourse markers in the International Journal Article Introduction Scopus Indexed. As mentioned before, this study just focuses on the introductory section of research articles within 40 articles published in International Journal Article Scopus Indexed. In addition, introduction section is one of the most important part in an article because it provides an overview of the topic being discussed and presents the writer's main arguments or ideas. This research employed a mix method. The results of the study show that the five categories in the interactional metadiscourse markers; hedges, boosters, attitude markers, self-mentions, and engagement markers are used by international writers in the research article introduction. The highest frequency used of interactional metadiscourse category is hedges markers. This finding implies that writers are more likely to use this marker to build the possibility through the text while by using possible or possibly is indicated the writer's decision. Keywords: interactional metadiscourse markers, introduction section, research articles.

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