Surprise as a knowledge emotion in research articles: Variation across disciplines, genders, geo-academic locations and time

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Language & Communication Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.langcom.2024.10.007

Qian Wang , Guangwei Hu

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Abstract

Linguistic expressions of surprise (i.e., surprise markers) are epistemically motivated and inherently connected to knowledge construction. Taking a frame semantic approach, this study examined how surprise markers were used by academic writers to disseminate knowledge in research articles. Based on a self-built corpus of 640 journal articles totaling four million words, the study explored how the use of surprise markers was mediated by various factors, including disciplinary background (i.e., applied linguistics, history, biology, mechanical engineering), gender (male vs. female), geo-academic locations (Core vs. Periphery), and time of publication (1985–1989 vs. 2015–2019). Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with 16 disciplinary informants. Corpus-based quantitative analyses of surprise markers and a thematic analysis of the interviews uncovered distinct patterns in the use of surprise markers across the variables examined. These findings deepen our understanding of how surprise markers in academic writing function within specific linguistic and situational contexts, highlighting the intricate nature of knowledge construction in scholarly discourse.

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惊喜作为研究文章中的一种知识情感：不同学科、性别、地理学术地点和时间的差异

惊讶的语言表达（即惊讶标记）具有认识论动机，与知识建构有着内在联系。本研究采用框架语义方法，考察了学术作者如何在研究文章中使用惊喜标记来传播知识。该研究基于自建的总计四百万字的640篇期刊论文语料库，探讨了惊奇标记的使用如何受到各种因素的影响，包括学科背景（即应用语言学、历史学、生物学、机械工程）、性别（男性 vs. 女性）、地理学术位置（核心区 vs. 外围区）和发表时间（1985-1989年 vs. 2015-2019年）。此外，还对 16 名学科信息提供者进行了半结构化访谈。基于语料库的惊喜标记定量分析和对访谈的主题分析发现了在所研究的变量中使用惊喜标记的独特模式。这些发现加深了我们对学术写作中的惊奇标记如何在特定语言和情景语境中发挥作用的理解，突出了学术话语中知识建构的复杂性。

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