doi: 10.18178/ijlll.2026.12.4.673
Cultural Cognition in Epistemic Stance: Contrasting Use Patterns in Chinese and Anglophone Academic Writing
Guoye Wu
,
Zhang Yi *
- School of Foreign Studies, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi’an, China
- Manuscript received July 21, 2026
- accepted September 16, 2026
- published October 17, 2026
Abstract
This study concerns the comparative analysis of epistemic stance adverbs used by Chinese and English native researchers in their academic writings within the field of linguistics. By constructing two small corpora consisting of equal numbers of English academic essays written by Chinese and English native authors, the paper investigates the frequency and usage features of these adverbial markers across different groups. The study aims to shed light on how non-native English writers can effectively convey their stance in academic contexts, offering suggestions for improving their use of epistemic stance adverbs.
Keywords
- academic writing
- epistemic stance adverbs
- comparative study
- linguistic field
How to Cite
Guoye Wu and Zhang Yi, "Cultural Cognition in Epistemic Stance: Contrasting Use Patterns in Chinese and Anglophone Academic Writing," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 273-277, 2026. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijlll.2026.12.4.673
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Copyright © 2026 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).