Alireza Jalilifar
List of John Benjamins publications in which Alireza Jalilifar is involved.
2025 Argument schemes and soundness/strength in published research article discussion sections: A chronological study Journal of Argumentation in Context 14:1, pp. 61–97 | Article
Overall, a few studies have investigated argumentations in the research article discussion sections (RADs). More specifically, to date, no research has investigated the arrangement of standpoints and their supporting arguments in the RADs. In this study, we attempted to cast some light on the… read more
2025 Uncovering global cohesion patterns in the introductory sections of Applied Linguistics research articles Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes 6:1, pp. 37–65 | Article
This study aimed to investigate how expert writers achieve textuality in 740 research articles (RAs) in Applied Linguistics. The study first examined the writers’ currently-used links between ideas across paragraphs in the introductory sections of 240 research articles. Then, in the second… read more
2024 Evaluative stance in academic arguments: A study of that -structures in applied linguistics research article introductions English Text Construction 17:2, pp. 166–207 | Article
This study explores the possible interplay between the rhetorical functions of the introduction section in applied linguistics research articles and the linguistic structuring of its argument through the use of that-clause that expresses evaluative meanings. To this end, article introductions… read more
2024 Circumstantial and tactic augmentation: Unfolding interactive information structure in the method section of applied linguistics RAs Concentric 50:2, pp. 293–321 | Article
The present study attempts to unveil patterns in interactive information structure of clause enhancement that conventionalize the actual representation of circumstantial elements which add information about time, place, manner, means, and reason/cause through circumstantial augmentation, tactic… read more
2022 Self-denigration in academic discourse: The case of the Iranian doctoral defense Functions of Language 29:3, pp. 300–327 | Article
Using the methodology of Grounded Theory, this study aims to identify and analyze the perceptions and functions of self-denigration in dissertation defenses. The data comprises transcripts of two focus group discussions and the disputation sections of a corpus of 53 applied linguistics doctoral… read more
2021 “Boom! You bought them.”: A metalinguistic analysis of Apple infomercials based on Aristotle’s modes of persuasion Pragmatics and Society 12:4, pp. 567–590 | Article
A review of advertisement studies shows that there has been little attempt to examine infomercials in terms of rhetorical appeals and persuasive strategies. Therefore, this study sought to contribute to the existing literature by exploring the persuasive elements of Apple infomercials through… read more