论英语学术论文中引文的人际功能——评价系统的介入视角

An Analysis on the Interpersonal Function of Citations in English Research Articles——From the Perspective of Engagement Theory in APPRAISAL System

基于评价系统的介入理论,通过建立语料库探讨学术论文中引文在表现人际互动方面的特征。通过实际语篇的量化分析,结果表明:非报道类和中性报道类引文用得比较多,而赞同报道类和反对报道类引文用得相对较少。说明作者在转述以往研究时,尽量减少个人的情感介入,从而扩大话语的对话空间,为突出本研究的贡献作铺垫。

This paper, based on the engagement theory in APPRAISAL System, discusses the interpersonal features of citations in English research articles through building a corpus. From the quantitative study, it finds out that the non -reporting and neutral reporting citations occupy the majority while approval reporting and opposite reporting citations are used less. That means the writer, when reviewing literatures, minimizes his or her personal engagement, thus expands the dialogistic space for the purpose of highlighting the contribution of his or her own study.