The role of using meta-discourse elements in writing, especially in research newspapers, is so important that their authors can convey certainty, doubt, and characteristics of the writers in their writings. There are different meta-discourse markers used by various authors in different branches; for example, hedges and boosters are the most important devices in writing. The meta-discourse eleme...

Meta-discourse markers are an inevitable part of oral proficiency which improve both the quality and comprehension of learners’ speech. While studies of oral meta-discourse have been conducted since the 1980s in a European or US context, they have remained relatively untouched in Iran. Therefore, this study aimed to seek the impact of both explicit and implicit teaching of formal meta-discourse...

This paper examines the role and significance of Interpersonal language meta-function in understanding constructing use functions among users a business context English Central-Kurdish languages. In analyzing entrepreneurs’ public speeches, researchers employ descriptive qualitative approach with content analysis. The instrument used this study is to examine exploratory data speech discourse Ce...

Discourse markers improve both the quality and comprehension of a written text. This study aimed at investigating the effect of explicit and implicit instruction of formal meta-discourse markers on writ- ing skills. The quantitative data were collected from 90 upper-intermediate students at Shiraz Univer- sity Language Center. Two experimental groups went through an instruction, while the contr...

English instruction for children with hearing loss has traditionally focused on teaching about language conventions, with much less attention to learning language, or to learning through language—especially its discourse features. The author argues that language intervention, through the collaborative efforts of speechlanguage pathologists and teachers, should promote communication interactions...

Meta-language utterances, i.e. utterances about other utterances, are ubiquitous in every type of human discourse, from unconstrained multi-party conversations to task-oriented man-machine dialogues. Several examples of meta-language communication are analyzed, identifying the complexities that a cognitively plausible discourse model should address. Meta-language utterances are investigated in ...