Open AccessRHETORICAL STRATEGIES USED IN MALAY RESEARCH ARTICLE CONCLUSIONS
Author(s) -
Chek Kim Loi,
YOKE LIAN LAU,
Chow Thai Soon,
Nur Shafiekah Sapan,
Suzana Ramli,
Henry Bating
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of modern trends in social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2600-8777
DOI - 10.35631/ijmtss.415001
Subject(s) - inscribed figure , rhetorical question , malay , conformity , context (archaeology) , set (abstract data type) , empirical research , linguistics , psychology , sociology , social psychology , epistemology , computer science , history , philosophy , mathematics , geometry , archaeology , programming language
This paper explains a combination of genre-based knowledge and evaluative stance in the context of academic arguments used in the conclusion sections of Malay research articles. For this purpose, it draws on an analysis of the features in Appraisal theory (Martin & Rose, 2003) together with a move analysis (Swales, 1990, 2004). The data comprises empirical research articles. The conformity with the standard IMRD (Introduction- Method- Results- Discussion) is taken as the rst similar feature when selecting the set of empirical research articles from the selected journals. Among others, the ndings observe that evaluative stances produce rhetorical effects in Malay conclusions. When taking a stance, both the evoked Attitudes and inscribed Attitudes are employed. A closer examination shows that the evoked Attitudes and inscribed Attitudes are either used separately or simultaneously to realize a move.