IRONY MARKERS IN WRITTEN DISCOURSE 1 The use of co -

Running head : CO - TEXTUAL IRONY MARKERS IN WRITTEN DISCOURSE 1 The use of co - textual

Running head : CO - TEXTUAL IRONY MARKERS IN WRITTEN DISCOURSE 1 The use of co

Running head : CO - TEXTUAL IRONY MARKERS IN WRITTEN DISCOURSE 1 The use

Running head : CO - TEXTUAL IRONY MARKERS IN WRITTEN DISCOURSE

A Comparative Study of Interactive and Interactional Metadiscourse Markers in Sales Contract Written by English Natives vs. Iranian Non-natives

This study investigated two major types of metadiscourse markers as used in typical sales contracts, written by English natives and Iranian non-natives. In so doing, 60 sales contracts were selected, 30 written by native English and 30 by Iranian non-natives. Based on Hyland and Tse’s taxonomy, the contracts were codified and classified in terms of the frequency and percentage of the interactiv...