LITERATURE REVIEW. RECOGNIZING DIFFERENT TYPES OF CITATION AND COMMENT
Keywords:
literature review, citation typology, integral citation, non-integral citation, evaluative commentary, rhetorical competence, hedging and boosting, academic discourse.Abstract
This article examines the relationship between citation typology and evaluative commentary in academic discourse, with a focus on how these interact in the construction of literature reviews. Rather than treating citation as a mechanical requirement, this study considers how the choice between integral and non-integral citation forms shapes authorial voice and rhetorical positioning. It also analyses the meta-discursive dimension of academic writing, tracing how hedging and boosting strategies allow writers to signal their stance toward existing scholarship. The results suggest that developing awareness of these micro-level linguistic choices helps writers engage more critically with sources, reduces the likelihood of patchwriting, and improves the analytical quality of literature reviews.
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