研究前沿
期刊好文 | Bridging the function-form gap: amultidimensional move analysis ofEnglish research article introductionsin applied linguistics by L1 Englishand L1 Chinese scholars
发布时间：2026年06月25日
Abstract: Combining move analysis with multidimensional analysis (MDA), this study investigates salient linguistic co-occurrence patterns (“dimensions”) as well as linguistic variations in the rhetorical moves of English research article introductions (RAIs) in applied linguistics written by L1 English and L1 Chinese scholars. Our MDA of a corpus of move segments of RAIs from thirteen applied linguistics journals identifies five functionally interpretable dimensions: grounded evaluation, criticism with caution, stated purposes, author-involved narration of current study versus existing knowledge, and research- versus non-research-related information density. A comparative analysis reveals systematic variation in the linguistic features of specific moves between the RAIs written by L1 English and L1 Chinese scholars. Our findings have useful implications for research and pedagogy of English for academic purposes.
Keywords: academic writing; contrastive study; research article introductions; move analysis; multidimensional analysis
Bridging the function-form gap: a multidimensional move a...
Keywords: academic writing; contrastive study; research article introductions; move analysis; multidimensional analysis
Bridging the function-form gap: a multidimensional move a...
