英國語言學家Ken Hyland於2005年由Continuum International Publishing Group出版的學術專著，ISBN為9780826476111（平裝本），全書共242頁。該書探討元話語（metadiscourse）在書面交流中的功能，即作者通過語言資源組織文本、引導讀者並建立互動關係。
全書分為三部分：第一部分構建元話語的理論模型，提出元話語包含文本組織與人際互動雙重維度；第二部分分析商業、學術、新聞及學生寫作等領域的套用實例，闡釋語言裝置在不同語境下的運作模式；第三部分探討該理論對學術寫作教學及語篇分析的實踐意義，提供元話語識別與運用方法。書中通過跨文體文本案例驗證理論框架，強調元話語作為作者與讀者溝通的機制。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Metadiscourse
- 作者：Hyland, Ken
- 出版社：Continuum Intl Pub Group
- ISBN：9780826476111
內容簡介
This book addresses an important aspect of how language is used in written communication: the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the text itself. This is known as METADISCOURSE. Metadiscourse is a key resource in language, as it allows the writer to engage with readers in familiar and expected ways. Writers use the devices of metadiscourse to adjust the level of personality in their texts, to offer a representation of themselves and their arguments. This helps the reader organise, interpret and evaluate the information presented in the text. Metadiscourse is therefore crucial to successful communication. Knowing how to identify metadiscourse as a reader is a key skill to be learnt by students of discourse analysis. Learning how to use metadiscourse in writing is an important tool for students of academic writing in both the L1 and L2 context. This book has four main purposes: - to provide an accessible introduction to metadiscourse, discussing its role and importance in written communication and reviewing current thinking on the topic.- to explore examples of metadiscourse in a range of texts from business, academic, journalistic, and student writing- to offer a new theory of metadiscourse- to show the relevance of this theory to students, academics and language teachers.
