#3622. Writer and reader visibility in humanities research articles: Variation across language, regional variety and discipline

October 2026publication date
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Abstract:
This study investigates variation in how research article (RA) writers position themselves vis-a-vis others through explicit references to the writer and the audience. While nouns referring to the writer/reader were marginal and second person pronouns highly marked in both languages, first person pronouns were used liberally. Differences were thus found across varieties, with British English showing a preference for ‘we’ over ‘I’, and especially authorial ‘we’. While the findings show patterned behaviour for all three variables, the extensive in-group variation found for first-person pronoun use also demonstrates that these pronouns are not especially good markers of the genre, but that the RA exhibits fluid conventions, allowing for highly varied individual preferences.
Keywords:
Academic discipline; Cross-linguistic variation; Metadiscourse; The research article; Writer and reader visibility

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