چکیده:
Diction conveys a wide array of meanings of which formality and emotionality are only two facets. Researchers have investigated various features of written discourse to capture discourse variation in L1 and L2 writings. Likewise, the present ex-post- facto study compared the formality and emotionality of diction in general and emotional English and Farsi texts produced by 20 MA students at Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch. Having verified the initial homogeneity of the participants, we required them to write four paragraphs, two in English and two in Farsi, on a general and an emotional topic. The formality of the words in English texts was determined based on Webster‟s Dictionary. Further, the positive and negative emotion words used in English and Farsi texts were measured based on the definitions offered by Pennebaker and King (1999).The results of the statistical analyses revealed no significant difference in the formality of the words used by the participants in general and emotional English texts. The comparison of the research data, however, indicated significant differences in the use of emotion words in general and emotional English and Farsi texts. The findings underscore the need for raising learners‟ awareness of the role diction can play in writing.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"Likewise, the present ex-post- facto study compared the formality and emotionality of diction in general and emotional English and Farsi texts produced by 20 MA students at Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch.
A study addressing emotion words in written discourse was conducted by Behnam, Azabdaftari, and Ahmadi Azad (2008) who examined the effect of extroversion, neuroticism, and gender on 213 EFL students' writing styles.
The measurement of diction in general and emotional Farsi and English texts written by Intermediate Iranian students would be the first step in identifying the rhetorical problems these learners face in writing classes.
Hence, the present study was launched to investigate intermediate Iranian EFL learners‟ use of diction in general and emotional texts written in Farsi and English.
05 Hence, the answer to the first RQ is positive, that is, significant difference between general and emotional English texts written by Iranian intermediate learners with regard to diction, the negative emotion words.
The findings from the present study revealed that the participants applied various components of diction differently in emotional and general Farsi and English written texts.
As for language which was the second factor to be considered, the results of the study revealed no significant difference between the emotion words in both general and emotional English and Farsi texts.
The analysis of the texts written by Iranian EFL learners in the present study revealed no significant problem in appropriate application of different components of diction and the consequent performance in writing that pursue."