TAILIEUCHUNG - Evaluative language in conclusion sections of Vietnamese linguistic research articles

In order to shed further light on the use of evaluative language in Vietnamese, this article is to examine how evaluative language is exploited by Vietnamese linguists in the conclusion section of their research articles. This study combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches to analyse the ways explicit evaluative language is used in the corpus of 30 Vietnamese empirical research articles in three reputable journals of linguistics in Vietnam. | VNU JOURNAL OF FOREIGN STUDIES VOL. 37 NO. 3 2021 40 EVALUATIVE LANGUAGE IN CONCLUSION SECTIONS OF VIETNAMESE LINGUISTIC RESEARCH ARTICLES Nguyen Bich Hong Thuongmai University 79 Ho Tung Mau Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam Received 24 December 2020 Revised 26 March 2021 Accepted 20 May 2021 Abstract Evaluative language has recently been of great concern as according to Hunston evaluation is one of the most basic and important functions of language worth studying deeply 2011 p. 11 . However the term seems to be rather new in Vietnamese linguistic community. In order to shed further light on the use of evaluative language in Vietnamese this article is to examine how evaluative language is exploited by Vietnamese linguists in the conclusion section of their research articles. This study combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches to analyse the ways explicit evaluative language is used in the corpus of 30 Vietnamese empirical research articles in three reputable journals of linguistics in Vietnam. More specifically the study investigates various evaluative acts classified in the three systems of the Appraisal Framework by Martin amp White 2005 including Attitude Engagement and Graduation. Findings are expected to show outstanding patterns of evaluative language used in this section of linguistic research articles such as the salient occurrence of certain evaluative domains or sub-systems etc. Results of the study are hoped to be of reference for article writers as well as to enrich literature materials for the fields of evaluative language and academic writing pedagogy in Vietnam. Key words evaluative language conclusion attitude engagement graduation 1. Introduction interactions between the writer and the reader where the writer tries to present his Evaluative language has recently writing clearly to establish a discoursal been of great concern as according to relationship by creating a dialogue space and Hunston 2011 evaluation is one of the expressing his .

• Giáo dục học
• Vietnamese linguistic research articles
• Evaluative language
• Academic writing pedagogy
• Studying deeply
• Enrich literature materials