A Corpus-Driven Study of Discourse Communities in Applied Linguistics in Turkiye and the United States

This study examines the construction of writer identity through stance markers in applied linguistics theses from the United States and Turkiye, adopting a corpus-driven approach. Drawing on 200 theses (100 from each discourse community), the research reveals how the linguistic features reflect the diverse academic conventions of different district discourse communities. The findings highlight how discourse community members in the U.S favor assertive markers to establish authority, while other discourse community members in Turkiye lean toward hedging to maintain caution. These variations underline the cultural and linguistic norms influencing academic writing and how authors position themselves within discourse communities. By integrating corpus linguistics, metadiscourse, and stance, this thesis contributes to understanding writer identity in multilingual academic contexts, offering pedagogical implications for teaching academic writing across diverse linguistic backgrounds.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Alabama Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Tasci, Pinar

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Poole, Robert

Contributors dc:contributor

• Selvi, Ali Fuad
• Crane, Cori

• academic writing
• corpus linguistics
• corpus-driven
• discourse community
• stance
• writer identity

Statement dc:rights

• All rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US, English

Dc Identifier Other

1139298

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ir.ua.edu:123456789/16645