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La postura a l'escriptura acadèmica s'ha debatut àmpliament en els camps de l'anàlisi del discurs i la pragmàtica (Alonso-Almeida, 2015; Hyland, 2005; White, 2003). Així, Hyland i Jiang (2016) identifiquen certs elements lingüístics que es consideren indicatius de la postura: cobertures, reforçadors, marcadors d'actitud i automencions. Mentre que aquest model pretén una anàlisi macroscòpica, aquest estudi és microscòpic, i compara dos textos científics escrits per un autor i una autora per detectar possibles diferències en la manera com aquests autors es presenten a si mateixos o donen les seves opinions en els seus escrits . Per això hem volgut aplicar el model de tres aspectes de Hyland i Jiang (2016), però prenent com a punt de partida l'inventari de Cesiri (2012). Hem aplicat aquest model adaptat a dues mostres del Corpus of English Life SciencesTexts (CELiST), un dels subcorpus del Corunya Corpus of English Scientific Writing. Tots dos textos pertanyen al mateix gènere, estan datats en una època gairebé idèntica i tracten temes semblants. L'única diferència és que un va ser escrit per una dona, Emily Gregory, i l'altre per un home, Alpheus Packard. Tot i que aquests textos formen part d'un corpus electrònic, en aquesta ocasió evitarem en la mesura que sigui possible les tècniques analítiques automàtiques de la lingüística de corpus. En lloc d'això, farem un estudi a nivell microscòpic per mitjà d'una lectura atenta, si bé l'anàlisi qualitativa anirà precedida d'una certa quantificació de les dades en els casos en què sigui útil.

S'ha afirmat que es poden trobar elements narratius al llarg de la història de l'escriptura científica anglesa. Les narratives poden estar vinculades a gèneres específics; així, els textos erudits per a metges eren diferents dels adreçats al públic general (Taavitsainen, 2022). Aquest article es proposa analitzar un tipus específic de narrativa mèdica, el de les col·leccions de receptes, centrant-se en el text conservat a Londres, Wellcome Library, MS 213. El manuscrit data de principis del segle XVII (1606, més concretament) i recull receptes “experimentades i provades per la speciall practize de Mrs Corlyon” (Moorat, 1962-1973)[1]. El còdex va pertànyer a Alethea Howard (de soltera Talbot), comtessa d'Arundel. L'objectiu principal de l'estudi és identificar i examinar les formes i funcions narratives, així com les característiques particulars de la col·lecció de receptes conservades al MS Wellcome 213, que poden contribuir al coneixement de les receptes escrites per i per a dones durant el període modern d'hora .

Based on Sacks et al.'s (1978) turn-taking model, the research aims to determine how Vietnamese students managed their discourse. Two Vietnamese students were conveniently selected for the study, and their conversations were recorded, transcribed, and coded in the style of conversation analysis and deductive content analysis. The results show that in one-at-a-time talks, the male student used more devices and strategies than the female in taking turns. Also, both employed latching to reduce transition space most of the time. In overlapping talks, in most cases, the male student tended to employ repair strategies more frequently than the female. Nevertheless, the female student used more strategies in simultaneous talks than in one-at-a-time talks. The findings shed light on Vietnamese students' turn-taking styles, a great boon to English educators who should provide students with necessary interactional resources and rethink speaking assessments, including turn-taking strategies as a linguistic competency.

The proposed article aims to examine the strategies used by American women cookbook writers to attract the intended audience to their collections. The study is based on 19th-century cookbooks published in the United States; earlier collections, although available in the US were published in and brought from Britain. Written for and, in many cases, by housewives, the analysed cookbooks show, on the one hand, how the authors tried to convince the prospective reader of their expertise and knowledge. On the other hand, a certain degree of intimacy with the reader was to draw the reader’s attention to the collection. The discussion will be based on (i) the cookbooks’ titles, as they are “the first point of contact between the writer and the potential reader” (Haggan, 2004, p. 193) and an important determinant of a book’s success; and (ii) the authors’ signatures (as not all of the publications were signed with the author’s name).

Two new species of Bulbophyllum, namely, B. gurungianum (sect. Biseta) and B. punakhaense (sect. Brachyrantha) are described and illustrated. Bulbophyllum gurungianum is similar to B. brevispicatum and B. sonii but differs strikingly by having pseudobulbs placed distantly on the rhizome, a shorter peduncle, and oblong petals with a ciliated margin. Bulbophyllum punakhaense is morphologically similar to B. farreri, B. thaiorum, and B. mamillatum, but can be easily distinguished by its larger leaves, pseudobulbs distantly placed on the rhizome, longer peduncle, and oblong-lanceolate petals with shortly papillate margin towards the apex. We provide a detailed description of each species, and information on their distribution, ecology, and conservation status.

A new Masdevallia from the cloud forests of Huanuco, Peru, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to what is considered to be its closest relatives, the sympatric Masdevallia fenestralis and Masdevallia fenestrellata, but differs from both by the lack of translucent fenestrations (“window-like” areas) near the base of the sepals, and by the presence of distinct external ridges of the sepals.

Aquest treball aborda l'estudi de les matrius que introdueixen les that-clauses en un corpus de textos instructius escrits per dones en el segle XIX, i recopilats com COWITE19. Les matrius poden mostrar aspectes tan diversos com l'avaluació, la implicació i la comprensió que els autors fan de la informació emmarcada per aquestes matrius. En altres paraules, l'ús d'aquests dispositius revela l'estimació que els autors fan del seu propi text, al mateix temps que permeten transmetre una àmplia gamma de significats interpersonals, si no podem descartar fàcilment el seu potencial organitzador com a marcadors textuals. El tipus de matrius estudiades en aquest text són les que precedeixen a les that-clauses i que, en general, porten la informació que designa la postura i la implicació de les autores. Les dades utilitzades per a il·lustrar les formes que presenten aquestes clàusules i les seves funcions procedeixen d'una anàlisi de tots els casos trobats en el Corpus of Women's Instructive Texts in English (1550-1900) (COWITE); per a aquest treball, només s'ha considerat el subcorpus del segle XIX, això és, COWITE19. Aquest corpus es compon íntegrament de textos instructius escrits per dones en el segle XIX. Les conclusions revelen que, a pesar que el corpus inclou bàsicament receptes en una gran varietat de registres, la posició acreditada de les dones en les seves àrees d'especialització es posa clarament de manifest en les matrius analitzades per a transmetre una sèrie de significats interpersonals que assenyalen clarament l'experiència de les escriptores i el seu bon domini dels continguts i de les tècniques que es relaten.

Authored by Francisco J. Álvarez-Gil, Stance devices in tourism-related research articles: A corpus-based study (Peter Lang, 2022) is a recently published corpus-based work that sets out to assess the occurrence and purpose of stance markers in research articles focused on the field of tourism. In academic writing, the concept of 'stance' is typically concerned with the author's perspective or viewpoint on a particular topic. This includes the author's ideas, attitudes, and reasoning concerning the information given, as well as the supporting evidence and arguments put forth to back up any claims made. Establishing a clear and well-defined perspective is crucial when writing research articles, as it helps to establish the author's credibility, adopted stance, opposing viewpoints and arguments, and contributes to promoting further academic discussion and debate. The focus on stance is clearly grounded in the view of language as a functional system, emphasizing the purposes for which language is used.

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This study examined a population of ghost orchids (Dendrophylax lindenii) in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Collier County, Florida, to determine if they exhibit host species preference, vertical stratification, substrate diameter stratification, or a distribution pattern similar to their host plants. Twenty-five ghost orchids were found on three host plant species: 20 (80%) were on pop ash (Fraxinus caroliniana), four (16%) on arthritis vine (Hippocratea volubilis), and one (4%) on pond apple (Annona glabra). Our analysis indicated a statistically significant occurrence of ghost orchids on pop ash relative to other woody plant species in the study area. Although most orchids were found below 3 m from the forest floor, this was not statistically significant when compared to orchids above 3 m. A weak trend (p=0.06) for increasing occurrence was observed in the next to largest (14.1 cm to 17.2 cm diameter at breast height) size class among the five size classes of pop ash in this study. The spatial analyses indicated that both the stems of pop ash and ghost orchids demonstrate non-random clumping on the landscape. In addition, the presence of an individual orchid increases the probability of multiple ghost orchids on a stem. These results further emphasize the importance of pop ash as a host species in Florida’s ghost orchid populations and add to the list of hosts (arthritis vine) in the literature. Continuing to study the vertical position of ghost orchids will be important as climate change has the potential to alter humidity patterns and the occurrence of both low temperature events and hurricanes. Improved understanding of host plant preference, microhabitat requirements, spatial distribution, and continued long-term monitoring of population dynamics are critical for the conservation of the ghost orchid.