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Rhetorical move analysis in Political Science research article abstracts in English in Iranian journals

Writing an abstract in English is a challenging task. This corpus-based study aims to identify the move structures of empirical Political Science research article abstracts written in English in Iranian journals and to examine if the writing complies with Hyland’s (2000) model as an accepted model f...

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Main Authors: Seyed Paydari, Sara, Paramasivam, Shamala
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2019
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Genre; Move analysis; Research article abstracts; Political science; Iranian journals
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spelling my.upm.eprints.540912019-10-22T02:45:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54091/ Rhetorical move analysis in Political Science research article abstracts in English in Iranian journals Seyed Paydari, Sara Paramasivam, Shamala Writing an abstract in English is a challenging task. This corpus-based study aims to identify the move structures of empirical Political Science research article abstracts written in English in Iranian journals and to examine if the writing complies with Hyland’s (2000) model as an accepted model for abstract writing. A corpus of 120 abstracts was randomly collected and analysed employing Hyland’s (2000) five-move model for abstract writing. Findings revealed that the moves of Political Science research article abstracts in Iranian journals differ from Hyland’s model. Political Science writers of Iranian journals used 3-move and 2-move patterns in their abstracts. These patterns show that the abstracts lack Move 1 (Introduction), Move 4 (Product) and Move 5 (Conclusion). These moves were low in frequency of use and were treated as optional. Only Move 2 (Purpose) and Move 3(Method) were used with high frequency. The move analysis showed that Iranian journals lack a display of genre competence in abstract writing with regard to the rhetorical structure of an abstract mainly in the use of moves that explain the introduction, outcomes and conclusions of research (i.e. Moves 1, 4 and 5 respectively). Recommendations are made to investigate reasons for the difference in move patterns through comparative and contrastive research between native writers (both in English and Persian languages) and non-native writers (Iranians writing in English), so as to address languages and discipline specific conventions in abstract writing in political science. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2019-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54091/1/Rhetorical%20move%20analysis%20in%20Political%20Science%20research%20article%20abstracts%20in%20English%20in%20Iranian%20journals.pdf Seyed Paydari, Sara and Paramasivam, Shamala (2019) Rhetorical move analysis in Political Science research article abstracts in English in Iranian journals. Journal of Language and Communication, 6 (1). pp. 87-102. ISSN 2289-649X; ESSN: 2637-0875 http://journalfbmk.upm.edu.my/index.php/jlc/article/view/17 Genre; Move analysis; Research article abstracts; Political science; Iranian journals
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topic Genre; Move analysis; Research article abstracts; Political science; Iranian journals
spellingShingle Genre; Move analysis; Research article abstracts; Political science; Iranian journals
Seyed Paydari, Sara
Paramasivam, Shamala
Rhetorical move analysis in Political Science research article abstracts in English in Iranian journals
description Writing an abstract in English is a challenging task. This corpus-based study aims to identify the move structures of empirical Political Science research article abstracts written in English in Iranian journals and to examine if the writing complies with Hyland’s (2000) model as an accepted model for abstract writing. A corpus of 120 abstracts was randomly collected and analysed employing Hyland’s (2000) five-move model for abstract writing. Findings revealed that the moves of Political Science research article abstracts in Iranian journals differ from Hyland’s model. Political Science writers of Iranian journals used 3-move and 2-move patterns in their abstracts. These patterns show that the abstracts lack Move 1 (Introduction), Move 4 (Product) and Move 5 (Conclusion). These moves were low in frequency of use and were treated as optional. Only Move 2 (Purpose) and Move 3(Method) were used with high frequency. The move analysis showed that Iranian journals lack a display of genre competence in abstract writing with regard to the rhetorical structure of an abstract mainly in the use of moves that explain the introduction, outcomes and conclusions of research (i.e. Moves 1, 4 and 5 respectively). Recommendations are made to investigate reasons for the difference in move patterns through comparative and contrastive research between native writers (both in English and Persian languages) and non-native writers (Iranians writing in English), so as to address languages and discipline specific conventions in abstract writing in political science.
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title Rhetorical move analysis in Political Science research article abstracts in English in Iranian journals
title_short Rhetorical move analysis in Political Science research article abstracts in English in Iranian journals
title_full Rhetorical move analysis in Political Science research article abstracts in English in Iranian journals
title_fullStr Rhetorical move analysis in Political Science research article abstracts in English in Iranian journals
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publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
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