Self-mention in English Theses: A Corpus-based Comparison of Native-English and Native-Vietnamese Speakers

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/3L-2025-3102-13" target="_blank" >10.17576/3L-2025-3102-13</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Self-mention in English Theses: A Corpus-based Comparison of Native-English and Native-Vietnamese Speakers

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

There has been an increasing interest in authorial presence in academic writing in the past decades. However, there seems to be a lack of research on novice writers’ writing. This study examines the use of self-mention markers in Master’s theses in TESOL written in English by native-English speakers (NES) and native-Vietnamese speakers (NVS) to understand differences in authorial presence and rhetorical strategies. Through a comparative analysis of the two corpora, the findings reveal significant variations in the frequency and types of self-mention employed. The findings show that NES writers favour first-person singular pronouns (e.g., ‘I,’ ‘my’) and first-person plural pronouns (e.g., ‘we,’ ‘our’) to assert direct authorial presence, while NVS writers prefer third-person noun phrases (e.g., ‘the researcher’) for a more impersonal tone. NES writers use self-mention for a broader range of rhetorical functions, particularly for explaining a procedure, stating a purpose and stating results, while NVS writers focus on describing procedures, elaborating an argument and stating a purpose with less personal engagement. These patterns suggest cultural and linguistic influences on academic writing, where NES writers adopt a more involved stance, and NVS writers maintain a more formal and objective style. The study concludes that NVS students may benefit from instruction on the strategic use of self-mention to assert greater authorial presence in their writing. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Self-mention in English Theses: A Corpus-based Comparison of Native-English and Native-Vietnamese Speakers

Popis výsledku anglicky

There has been an increasing interest in authorial presence in academic writing in the past decades. However, there seems to be a lack of research on novice writers’ writing. This study examines the use of self-mention markers in Master’s theses in TESOL written in English by native-English speakers (NES) and native-Vietnamese speakers (NVS) to understand differences in authorial presence and rhetorical strategies. Through a comparative analysis of the two corpora, the findings reveal significant variations in the frequency and types of self-mention employed. The findings show that NES writers favour first-person singular pronouns (e.g., ‘I,’ ‘my’) and first-person plural pronouns (e.g., ‘we,’ ‘our’) to assert direct authorial presence, while NVS writers prefer third-person noun phrases (e.g., ‘the researcher’) for a more impersonal tone. NES writers use self-mention for a broader range of rhetorical functions, particularly for explaining a procedure, stating a purpose and stating results, while NVS writers focus on describing procedures, elaborating an argument and stating a purpose with less personal engagement. These patterns suggest cultural and linguistic influences on academic writing, where NES writers adopt a more involved stance, and NVS writers maintain a more formal and objective style. The study concludes that NVS students may benefit from instruction on the strategic use of self-mention to assert greater authorial presence in their writing. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

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Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature

ISSN

25502247

e-ISSN

01285157

Svazek periodika

31

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

178 - 193

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105009500585