Interactional Metadiscourse Markers Used in Opinion Articles of Rappler on Charter Change
Abstract
The study aimed at identifying interactional metadiscourse markers utilized in the opinion articles of Rappler on charter change. Following the framework of Interpersonal Metadiscourse Model proposed by Hyland in 2005, three (3) opinion articles were selected to be examined and analyzed in the lens of Corpus- Assisted Discourse Analysis. Accumulated the highest metadiscourse markers present in the 3 opinion articles are the Engagement articles with 69 frequencies with 9 metadiscourse markers which fulfills the process of negotiation. Attitude Markers acquired 1 occurrence which has the lowest frequency among all metadiscourses. These interactional metadiscourse markers identified paved the understanding of using metadiscourse markers to express the opinions, stance, and the usage of these markers to attain persuasive goals.
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