Author(s)

Ji Yan

Corresponding Author

Ji Yan

Abstract

Metadiscourse is a common method for studying discourse content and discourse interpersonal means. From the perspective of oral English discourse, this paper combines the original text of the classic textbook "New Standard English Listening and Speaking Course", and analyzes the functional characteristics of metadiscourse in verbal discourse to verify the communicative function of metadiscourse in oral discourse and interactive features.

Keywords

Oral discourse, metadiscourse, communicative function, interactive function