Explicitness of Attribution in Academic Discourse

Hongwei Zhan, Xiangjun Shi

Source Title: International Journal of Translation, Interpretation, and Applied Linguistics (IJTIAL)4(1)

ISSN: 2575-6974|EISSN: 2575-6982|EISBN13: 9781683183198|DOI: 10.4018/IJTIAL.304075

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Zhan, Hongwei, and Xiangjun Shi. "Explicitness of Attribution in Academic Discourse." IJTIAL vol.4, no.1 2022: pp.1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTIAL.304075

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Zhan, H. & Shi, X. (2022). Explicitness of Attribution in Academic Discourse. International Journal of Translation, Interpretation, and Applied Linguistics (IJTIAL), 4(1), 1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTIAL.304075

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Zhan, Hongwei, and Xiangjun Shi. "Explicitness of Attribution in Academic Discourse," International Journal of Translation, Interpretation, and Applied Linguistics (IJTIAL) 4, no.1: 1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTIAL.304075

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Abstract

Academic discourse is a kind of dialogic interaction between scholars and the interplay of ‘averral’ and ‘attribution’. Citation, as source using, is the means of attributing the borrowed propositions to a particular source. This study addresses the issue of classifying citations. By comparing the classification scheme of integral citations with that of non-integral citations, we argue for the necessity of a form-based scheme. A new typology of non-integral citations is proposed according to their formal features. The sub-types of citation (e.g. Chorus-citation, Solo-citation) are characterized along the continuum of attribution explicitness, ranging from low to high.