Textual Metadiscourse Resources (MTRs) in Original and Simplified Versions of Oliver Twist

Abstract

[...]this study tries to investigate the use of textual metadiscourse resources in an original novel and its simplified version to find out whether there is any significant difference in the original and simplified version of Oliver Twist (OT). V. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION This study examined the frequency distribution of MTRs in the original and simplified versions of OT. [...]through Chi-Square test the hypotheses were tested to see whether there is a significant difference between an original novel and its simplified version in the frequency of use and categorical distribution of MTRs. According to Dafouz-Milne (2008), texts with a balanced number of textual and interpersonal metadiscourse are the most persuasive and texts with a low index of metadiscourse markers are less persuasive; and it seems that readers highly value texts that guide and show consideration toward the audience. [...]there are far more occurrences of the word study than paper or article. Since medical reporting is so formally organized, the content presented is forced into information categories in a given sequence, and no extra processing effort is needed by the expert reader to orient him or herself within the text.