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Linguistic Recycling: The process of quoting in increasingly mediatized settingsEdited by Lauri Haapanen and Daniel Perrin
[AILA Review 33] 2020
► pp. 47–66
Linguistic recycling and its relationship to academic conflict
An analysis of authors’ responses to direct quotation
Sally Burgess | Universidad de La Laguna
Pedro Martín-Martín | Universidad de La Laguna
Reaching an understanding of how scholarly writers manage linguistic recycling remains a focus of many studies in
applied linguistics, bibliometrics, and the sociology of science. The value apportioned to citations in research assessment
protocols is one factor in this sustained interest, the challenges that managing intertextuality present for novice scholars,
another. Applied linguists such as Harwood (2009) and Hyland and Jiang (2017) alongside sociologists of science have studied citation practices largely from
the point of view of writers’ reasons for citing (see Erikson & Erlandson, 2014 for
a review) or readers’ understanding of the function of the citation (e.g., Willett,
2013). Linguistic recycling as direct quotation of previously published research has received less attention from
applied linguists, a notable exception being Petrić’s (2012) examination of students’
quotation practices. Her study focuses on quoting writers’ intentions. We know less, however, about cited authors’ responses to
quotations of their work. It is these responses that form the focus of our study. Taking our two most frequently cited
publications, we compiled a corpus of direct quotations noting the quotation strategy and our responses to each instance of the
reuse of our words. These responses ranged from pride and satisfaction through to annoyance at an instance of blatant
misquotation. We then extended our corpus to include quotations from publications by three scholars who have played a role in debate
around a key controversy in the English for research publication purposes (ERPP) literature. We presented these scholars with a
representative sample of quotations of their publications related to the controversy and asked them to indicate which instances
they regarded as unwarranted. Analysis of these authors’ responses provides insights into the relationship of direct quotation to
the rhetorical management of academic conflict. We suggest possible parallels with the expression of discrepancy in other
domains.
Keywords: academic conflict, linguistic recycling, quotation, authors’ responses
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Published online: 07 October 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/aila.00029.bur
https://doi.org/10.1075/aila.00029.bur
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