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Derginin Adı:
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Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching
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Cilt:
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2015/5
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Sayı:
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1
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Makale Başlık:
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The rhetorical organization of research article discussion sections: An investigation into genre evolution in applied linguistics
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Makale Eklenme Tarihi:
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22.01.2016
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Okunma Sayısı:
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1
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Makale Özeti:
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The present study aimed to investigate the evolution of the rhetorical structure of research article discussions in three prestigious journals covering the two chronological periods of 1980-1989 (group A) and 2005-2010 (group B). It also studied changes in the application of the two most frequently used verb tenses − the simple present tense and the simple past tense − over the two time periods. Overall, 115 published articles were selected from the aforementioned journals. Move analysis was accomplished through application of Dudley-Evans' (1994) model on the datasets. Findings indicated that despite the overall consistency in utilizing the nine-move organization, there emerged rather considerable differences in the frequency of (Un)expected outcome and Explanation moves. A reduction in the frequency of (Un)expected outcome in group B indicated that present-day writers announce results with more caution to win the acquiescence of reviewers and readers. On the other hand, a rise in explanations revealed a growing concern for including more arguments in order to follow the analytical nature of the discussion section. The results also demonstrated a shift from the simple present tense toward the simple past tense, which marks a shift from generalization to specificity.
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