مجلة إحالات
Volume 8, Numéro 2, Pages 15-29
2026-11-10
Writing, Scholarly Identity, And Caution In Applied Linguistics Research Articles A Discourse Analysis Approach
Authors : Tamersit Hind .
Abstract
This study investigates how personal pronouns and modal verbs construct scholarly identity and epistemic caution in Applied Linguistics research articles. Drawing on Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis, ten purposively selected articles were analyzed through qualitative corpus-informed discourse analysis. Findings reveal a disciplinary preference for collective self-reference and epistemic modality, reflecting a norm of “controlled confidence” authority enacted through restraint rather than assertion. The study contributes theoretically by integrating SFL and CDA, empirically by documenting discipline-specific identity practices, and methodologically by demonstrating a replicable analytical framework extendable to other lexico-grammatical features in academic discourse.
Keywords
Scholarly identity ; Academic writing ; Personal pronouns ; Modal verbs ; Discourse Analysis
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