University of Isfahan Applied Research on English Language 2252-0198 1 2 2012 09 01 The importance of studying metadiscourse 37 44 15453 10.22108/are.2012.15453 EN William J. Vande Kopple Calvin College, USA Journal Article 2012 04 25 This essay focuses on metadiscourse, a name for elements of texts that convey meanings other <br />than  those  that  are  primarily  referential.    The  essay  provides  some  theoretical  background  to <br />the  study  of  metadiscourse,  briefly  reviews  a  taxonomy  of  metadiscourse,  and  explores  four <br />reasons why the study of metadiscourse is interesting and important: (a) Such study shows how <br />intricately  structured  language  is;  (b)  Such  study  opens  up  intriguing  questions  about  ethics <br />and  language  use;  (c)  Such  study  reveals  differences  in  how  metadiscourse  is  used  in  similar <br />texts in different languages; (d) And such study provides reasons why metadiscourse deserves <br />a special place in second-language instruction. https://are.ui.ac.ir/article_15453_043ebeeb761f36f226f9db074095fd0a.pdf