Evaluative Analysis of Projections in English and Chinese Academic Book Review

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.02.005

Abstract

Abstract: Based on an analysis of the use of projections in English and Chinese academic book reviews in Applied Linguistics, this study aims to explore the evaluative meanings in the review discourses from a cross-cultural perspective. The quantitive and textual analyses of the corpus data reveals that compared with English academic book review, there exists a marked difference in a less frequent use of projections in Chinese book reviews, specifically, in the categories of Author’s Acts and Writer’s Stance, and that a reduced interpersonal investment is made in Chinese book reviews with a preference for the experiential meaning potential, in contrast with the evaluative meaning potential. These differences are interpreted in reference to the nature of academic culture, interpersonal relations in the disciplinary community and the authorial voice.

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ZHOU Hui, LIU Yongbing. Evaluative Analysis of Projections in English and Chinese Academic Book Review[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2015, 15(02): 18-23.

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