A Study of  Projection in Ideational Grammatical Metaphor in BA Dissertation — Taking the Chapter of Literature Review as an Example

ZENG Lei; ZHU Xin-yu; YE Lan

doi:10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2021050082

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ZENG Lei, ZHU Xin-yu, YE Lan. A Study of Projection in Ideational Grammatical Metaphor in BA Dissertation — Taking the Chapter of Literature Review as an Example[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2022, 38(2): 162-171. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2021050082

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ZENG Lei, ZHU Xin-yu, YE Lan. A Study of Projection in Ideational Grammatical Metaphor in BA Dissertation — Taking the Chapter of Literature Review as an Example[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2022, 38(2): 162-171. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2021050082

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A Study of Projection in Ideational Grammatical Metaphor in BA Dissertation — Taking the Chapter of Literature Review as an Example

doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2021050082

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School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
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School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

Received Date: 2021-05-29
Available Online: 2022-04-06
Publish Date: 2022-04-25

Abstract

Abstract

Previous studies on dissertations are mainly done on the Master’s level or the Ph.D. level, and not much research has been focused on the BA dissertations, not to mention the examination of ideational grammatical metaphor in BA dissertations. Hence, guided by the theory of grammatical metaphor in Systemic Functional Grammar, this study is carried out to look into projection used by English majors in the literature review of their BA dissertations. A questionnaire is designed to investigate students’ preference in using projection language in the literature review. It shows that students have an inclination to use projection structures that are not grammatically metaphorical instead of projection structures that are grammatically metaphorical. Results of the questionnaire show that students have the awareness to diversify the use of projections structures in the literature review, but from the analysis of their actual writing, we find that their use of projection structures is monotonous. Moreover, they tend to use the projection structure which begins with the authors’ surnames, and most of the projection verbs used by them are the ones in verbal processes and mental processes. This way of projection use diverges from that of the undergraduates who are native English speakers. Based on these findings, the main problems in students’ use of projection especially the use of ideational grammatical metaphors, are discussed and related suggestions are put forward.
- BA dissertation,
- literature review,
- projection,
- ideational grammatical metaphor

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