Abstract
The aim of the present study was to illuminate the differences between Persian and English in online headlines in terms of applying metadiscourse markers in the first two months of the year 2015. To fulfill this purpose, 100 Persian and English online headlines (each 50 headlines) were chosen randomly from English and Persian newscasts such as VOA, CNN, Bistosi (20:30), and Bashgahkhabarnegaran . The specific research areas of interest was whether online Persian and English headlines differed in making use of metadiscourse markers. The corpus was recorded and divided in two groups of Persian online headlines and English online headlines. According to Hyland’s (2005) model, interactive and interactional metadiscourse markers were identified in online headlines. Corpus analysis showed that according to descriptive statistics, Persian and English were not significantly different in using metadiscourse markers in online headlines. The findings can help to keep journalism students aware of this aspect of metadiscourse. Keywords: Metadiscourse, English headlines, Persian headlines, Field-specific
Highlights
From a social perspective, writing involves interaction between writers and readers
Concerning the descriptive statistic of research, the findings show that as for interactive metadiscourse markers, transition greatly differed from Persian (f = 14) to English (f = 2); no instances of frame markers, and endophoric markers
The biggest difference between Persian (f = 20) and English (f = 14) was that of attitude markers; the other categories of interactional discourse markers did not differ substantially from Persian to English. It indicates that the difference between the frequencies of interactional metadiscourse markers used by online Persian and English headlines was not statistically significant
Summary
From a social perspective, writing involves interaction between writers and readers. These two groups “negotiate their meanings, and use interpersonal resources to organize texts coherently and convey their personality, credibility, reader sensitivity and relationship to the message”(Hyland, 2005). Metadiscourse is a primary means that enables the author to accomplish this. It involves writers and their readers in mutual acts of comprehension and involvement(Hyland, 2005). Writers use metadiscourse to direct their readers and display an appropriate professional persona in order to persuade their readers, as such metadiscourse is an important feature of persuasive writing ( Hyland, 1998)
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