Finding voice in biology: A diachronic analysis of self-mention in the discussions of an L2 scholar

“The Limitation of This Study Is…”: A Diachronic Corpus Analysis of Hedges and Boosters in Communication Research Articles

“…Self-mention that indicates the author's presence and visibility in RAs has been observed in Biology in Hyland and Jiang's (2016) study, in all forms over the three years. While the study of a focal writer in biology RA revealed the use of self-mention, both in plural and single form fluctuates in the years 2008, 2011, 2014, and 2017(Junnier, 2020. The fluctuations, as argued by Junnier, were "highly contingent on contextual variables" that the role of the focal writer shifted from a Ph.D. student to an assistant professor over the years and co-authorship dynamics.…”