Reza Banari

[ 1 ] - Exploring the Patterns of Evaluative Language in Physics Blurbs: The Appraisal Strategies in Focus

The current study qualitatively examined blurbs in the discipline of physics which is perceived to be less infused with evaluative resources and more objective and impersonal in its textual argumentation. The study followed the appraisal framework proposed by Martin and White (2005) to see how interpersonal meaning is textually constructed in blurbs. Findings indicated that writers of the blurb...