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A Rhetorical Analysis of Shu Pu: Exploring Interpersonal Metadiscourse as a Dimension of Ethos
LIN Li
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2020.11.013
School of English, Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an 710128, China
This paper examines how Sun Guoting employs interpersonal metadiscourse to realize the credible appeal in his treatise Shu Pu. The findings of the research indicate the credible appeal aided by this metadiscourse helps illuminate the rhetorical success of Shu Pu. Certainty markers as well as attitude markers prevail, which contribute to the ethos of a determined, upright and passionate calligraphy critic, scholar and supervisor. Meanwhile, hedges, commentaries and attributors of interpersonal metadiscourse also carry credible meanings for Sun’s readers, though used less frequently.
interpersonal metadiscourse, ethos, persuasive texts
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