10 Questions
Which type of metadiscourse includes connectives such as 'first', 'next', and 'in connection with'?
Textual metadiscourse
What type of metadiscourse is used to help readers understand the writer's intended meaning by rewording, explaining, defining, or clarifying the sense of a usage?
Code glosses
Which type of metadiscourse is used to express the writer's commitment to the probability or truth of a statement?
Validity markers
What type of metadiscourse is used to inform readers of the source of the information presented?
Narrators
Which type of metadiscourse is used to make explicit the discourse act the writer is performing at certain points?
Illocution markers
Romanticism was a strong reaction against Neoclassicism.
True
Romanticism emphasized the revival of the national cultural heritage and interest in the Anglo-Saxon and medieval historical past.
True
Neoclassicism emphasized the importance of feelings, inspiration, and imagination.
False
Neoclassicism rejected the freedom of artistic expression.
True
Romanticism rejected normative prescriptions concerning artistic content and form.
True
Test your knowledge of Vande Kopple's classification system for metadiscourse, including textual metadiscourse and code glosses. Learn about the different types of text connectives and how they are used, as well as the purpose of code glosses in helping readers understand the writer's intended meaning.
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