“I found it very special and interesting”: Evaluative language in Master's thesis defenses in Taiwan universities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2021.101035
Abstract: Abstract Evaluation has been identified as a significant feature of both written and spoken academic discourse. However, few studies have discussed how evaluative language is used to construct meaning in oral defenses, and even less… read more here.
Keywords: evaluative language; master thesis; thesis defenses; language ... See more keywords
“Commenting on your work is a waste of time only!”: An appraisal-based study of evaluative language in supervisory feedback
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DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2020.100962
Abstract: Abstract Research on supervisory feedback on master’s theses, especially attitudinal stances conveyed in such feedback, is thin on the ground. Students’ construal of their supervisors’ attitudes, however, can have a profound impact on their engagement… read more here.
Keywords: feedback; commenting work; evaluative language; attitudinal stances ... See more keywords
“And they had a big, big, very long fight:” The development of evaluative language in preschoolers' oral fictional stories told in a peer-group context
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000921000209
Abstract: Abstract This study examined the development of evaluative language in preschoolers’ oral fictional narratives using a storytelling/story-acting practice where children told stories to and for their friends. Evaluative language orients the audience to the teller's… read more here.
Keywords: development evaluative; evaluative language; year; language preschoolers ... See more keywords
Evaluative language in medical discourse: a contrastive study between English and Spanish university lectures
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DOI: 10.1075/lic.15018.bel
Abstract: Academic spoken discourse has been a dominant issue for discourse studies researchers for the last 25 years or so. Different spoken academic genres have been analysed ( Swales, 1990 , 2004 ; Berkenkotter and Huckin,… read more here.
Keywords: discourse; medical discourse; evaluative language; study ... See more keywords