Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2024, 7(1); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2024.070118.
Song Sixu
College of Humanities, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China
Although there have been many relevant studies on modal adjuncts at home and abroad, much remains to be learned about the comparison of modal adjuncts between Chinese learners and native language learners in academic writing texts. The objective of this study is to look at the parallels and variations in the usage of modal adjuncts in academic discourse between Chinese learners and native authors. Based on TECCL and LOCNESS corpora, Lancs Box 6.0 was used for quantitative analysis, and qualitative analysis was carried out in combination with relevant literature. The results show that both Chinese and native learners employ modal adjuncts far more than comment adjuncts. The use of the five sorts of comment adjuncts: “opinion”, “persuasion”, “presumption”, “desirability”, and “validation” differs significantly between Chinese learners and native learners, which can be attributed to the differences in English proficiency and cultural background.
modal adjuncts; mood adjuncts; comment adjuncts; interpersonal meaning
Song Sixu. A Comparative Study on the Use of Modal Adjuncts Based on Learners’ Corpus. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 1: 116-122. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2024.070118.
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