Written Communication Apr 1995

Contrastive and Non-Contrastive Connectives

ELLEN L. BARTON

Abstract

This article describes a set of metadiscourse functions arising from the use of contrastive and non-contrastive connective expressions in academic argumentation. Moving away from descriptions of connectives solely in terms of textual relations, this study describes interpersonal metadiscourse functions of contrastive and non-contrastive connectives within the presentation of claims and counterclaims in argumentative essays. It is proposed that interpersonal uses of non-contrastive and contrastive connectives mitigate counterclaims and emphasize claims based on the assumed roles and responses of writers and readers in an academic discourse community.

Journal
Written Communication
Published
1995-04-01
DOI
10.1177/0741088395012002003
Open Access
Closed
Topics
discourse analysis argument

Citation Context

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