Abstract
Taking an effective authorial stance has been the interest of researchers on academic writing for quite some time. It is agreed upon that the interpersonal aspect of writing is essential in setting up prosody and forcing persuasive argument expected in academic context. This paper is based on a hypothesis that effective and authorial stance is a major principal requirement for publishing in top-ranked journals. Hence, it investigates the linguistic resources employed by authors to realize authorial voices when introducing their research topics and how they relate them with the potential meanings of rhetorical moves to build up persuasive argument. To do this, the study drew on Martin and White's (2005) Appraisal system and Swales' (1990) genre analysis as the two main analytical frameworks for data analysis. The data consisted of sixty research articles (RAs) taken from journals in the linguistics field. Half of the RAs were drawn from SSCI-ranked journals while the other half from other journals that do not have prestigious indexes. The results showed that the percentage of using Monoglossic resources (propositions that contain bare assertions where writer/speaker makes no reference to any alternative viewpoints) is higher in frequency in non-SSCI journals compared to SSCI-ranked journals. Overall, the introduction sections of the two groups of journals have shown a link between the use of evaluative language patterns and the potential meanings of rhetorical moves, which altogether may help project effective authorial stance . Keywords : Appraisal; engagement; move structure; writing for publication; indexing
Highlights
The genre of the research article (RA) has long attracted the attention of researchers. Swales (1990) coined the Create a Research Space (CARS) model to reflect the structure of the Introduction section in research articles (RAs)
The balance is unseen at the subcategory level in both sets of journals as Proclaim options were more employed compared to the Disclaim resources in the Contracting domain and the same case with the Attribute compared to the Entertain in the Expanding domain
The most evident finding is that the writers of texts in non-SSCI-ranked journals drew on Monoglossic options nearly three times more than the writers of texts in SSCI-ranked journals did (1.36% vs. 0.493%)
Summary
The genre of the research article (RA) has long attracted the attention of researchers. Swales (1990) coined the Create a Research Space (CARS) model to reflect the structure of the Introduction section in RAs. Swales (1990) coined the Create a Research Space (CARS) model to reflect the structure of the Introduction section in RAs. The philosophy of Swale's CARS model is built upon classifying the process of introducing the research into three rhetorical moves: (1) establishing a territory, (2) establishing a niche and (3) occupying the niche. The philosophy of Swale's CARS model is built upon classifying the process of introducing the research into three rhetorical moves: (1) establishing a territory, (2) establishing a niche and (3) occupying the niche Each of these moves, has its rhetorical function that should be achieved by particular linguistic categories. Publishing in top-tier journals is a major concern for academics and researchers around the world.
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