Lesser relevance markers in Chinese academic spoken English corpus: a cross-disciplinary study on pragmatic features
This study explores the usage characteristics and pragmatic functions of lesser relevance markers in academic spoken English lectures presented by Chinese scholars. A qualitative and quantitative approach is employed using the Chinese Academic Spoken English Corpus (CASEC), which encompasses discipl...
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| description | This study explores the usage characteristics and pragmatic functions of lesser relevance markers in academic spoken English lectures presented by Chinese scholars. A qualitative and quantitative approach is employed using the Chinese Academic Spoken English Corpus (CASEC), which encompasses disciplines in science, engineering, humanities, and social sciences. The findings reveal that Chinese scholars use lesser relevance markers less frequently compared to native English speakers. These differences in usage highlight the influence of language background, disciplinary culture, and communication conventions on the realization of informing evaluation, topic handling, and interactivity. Furthermore, within the Chinese scholars’ group, humanities and social sciences scholars tend to use lesser relevance markers more frequently than science and engineering scholars. This research enhances our understanding of the multifaceted pragmatic roles of lesser relevance markers and offers insights into cross-cultural academic communication and English teaching. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d2cc2c138084c4cae68e3ee9e308a4e2023-11-27T04:33:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-11-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.12970381297038Lesser relevance markers in Chinese academic spoken English corpus: a cross-disciplinary study on pragmatic featuresYang YuGang ZengThis study explores the usage characteristics and pragmatic functions of lesser relevance markers in academic spoken English lectures presented by Chinese scholars. A qualitative and quantitative approach is employed using the Chinese Academic Spoken English Corpus (CASEC), which encompasses disciplines in science, engineering, humanities, and social sciences. The findings reveal that Chinese scholars use lesser relevance markers less frequently compared to native English speakers. These differences in usage highlight the influence of language background, disciplinary culture, and communication conventions on the realization of informing evaluation, topic handling, and interactivity. Furthermore, within the Chinese scholars’ group, humanities and social sciences scholars tend to use lesser relevance markers more frequently than science and engineering scholars. This research enhances our understanding of the multifaceted pragmatic roles of lesser relevance markers and offers insights into cross-cultural academic communication and English teaching.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1297038/fulllesser relevance markersacademic spoken English lecturesChinese scholarscross-cultural communicationcross-disciplinary study |
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| title | Lesser relevance markers in Chinese academic spoken English corpus: a cross-disciplinary study on pragmatic features |
| title_full | Lesser relevance markers in Chinese academic spoken English corpus: a cross-disciplinary study on pragmatic features |
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| title_short | Lesser relevance markers in Chinese academic spoken English corpus: a cross-disciplinary study on pragmatic features |
| title_sort | lesser relevance markers in chinese academic spoken english corpus a cross disciplinary study on pragmatic features |
| topic | lesser relevance markers academic spoken English lectures Chinese scholars cross-cultural communication cross-disciplinary study |
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