Abstract
ABSTRACT Authorial stance in academic writing is one of the vital aspects that recognises the evolution of writing to a more context-rich discourse, accounting for writer-reader relationships. Despite the growing interest in diachronic studies on stance markers, only a few studies have considered how stance changed in the recent years in the context of English as a Second Language (henceforth ESL) writing specifically that of Filipino writers. Consequently, this quantitative research diachronically examined stance markers in published research articles of Filipino scholars in the applied linguistics discipline. Chi-square test revealed that the overall use of stance markers varies over the years. Specifically, there is a decline in boosters and attitude markers and an increase in hedges and self-mentions. The overall quantitative findings revealed that Filipinos are becoming less subjective in writing while showcasing idea ownership in writing. This study ends with implications of the findings for academic writing instructions among Filipino writers. Future research directions are likewise provided.
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