The study investigates the literal and non-literal uses of nine dimension adjectives in academic speaking and writing based on MICASE as an academic speaking corpus and Hyland as an academic writing corpus.The nine di...The study investigates the literal and non-literal uses of nine dimension adjectives in academic speaking and writing based on MICASE as an academic speaking corpus and Hyland as an academic writing corpus.The nine dimension adjectives are.broad,deep,high,long,low,narrow,short,tall,and wide.The results show that all the nine dimension adjectives have been used in literal sense.Except for tall,all the nine adjectives are more frequently used in metaphorical sense than in literal sense.A specific study is made on their non-literal use with regard to their semantic features.展开更多
This article investigates the formative influence of voice on the argumentative writing performance of intermediate students of English. Its aim is to achieve a better understanding of how the students＇ voice develop...This article investigates the formative influence of voice on the argumentative writing performance of intermediate students of English. Its aim is to achieve a better understanding of how the students＇ voice develops in the revision process in relation to the rubric and the essay scores. The data consist of Chinese sophomores＇ multi-draft essays. As first-person pronouns are the most visible representation of a writer＇s voice, this article gives a detailed description of the features and developmental patterns of first-person pronouns （FPPs）. The results reveal that revision-induced changes in FPP can be beneficial to the quality of essay writing but only in a limited number of cases if the students are not formally instructed in voice, which carries pedagogical implications to empower students＇ self-identity in EFL writing.展开更多
文摘The study investigates the literal and non-literal uses of nine dimension adjectives in academic speaking and writing based on MICASE as an academic speaking corpus and Hyland as an academic writing corpus.The nine dimension adjectives are.broad,deep,high,long,low,narrow,short,tall,and wide.The results show that all the nine dimension adjectives have been used in literal sense.Except for tall,all the nine adjectives are more frequently used in metaphorical sense than in literal sense.A specific study is made on their non-literal use with regard to their semantic features.
文摘This article investigates the formative influence of voice on the argumentative writing performance of intermediate students of English. Its aim is to achieve a better understanding of how the students＇ voice develops in the revision process in relation to the rubric and the essay scores. The data consist of Chinese sophomores＇ multi-draft essays. As first-person pronouns are the most visible representation of a writer＇s voice, this article gives a detailed description of the features and developmental patterns of first-person pronouns （FPPs）. The results reveal that revision-induced changes in FPP can be beneficial to the quality of essay writing but only in a limited number of cases if the students are not formally instructed in voice, which carries pedagogical implications to empower students＇ self-identity in EFL writing.
