Abstract—This study provides a comparative corpus-based
analysis of interactional metadiscourse between Chinese
scholars and English native speakers’ conclusion section of
aerospace research articles. For this purpose, based on
Hyland’s (2005) interactional metadiscourse taxonomy, 52
aerospace conclusions writing pieces from two high-profile
journals were selected for analysis. Results indicate that the
discrepancy in total number and frequency lies in the use of
hedges, boosters, and attitude markers. Linguistic features,
sociocultural factors, and rhetoric functions are responsible for
these discrepancies. This work may shed lights on academic
writing and pedagogy.
Index Terms—Metadiscourse, interactional metadiscourse,
conclusion, research article, aerospace
The author is with Northwestern Polytechnical University, China.
E-mail: siminghuang@mail.nwpu.edu.cn
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Cite:Huang Siming, "Comparative Study of Conclusion Section of Aerospace Research Article (RA) in the Use of Interactional Metadiscourse," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 248-253, 2023.