Table 1 Functions of projection in relation to field of activities
field of activities | functions of projection | manifestations in focus |
|---|---|---|
expounding | negotiation of discursive distance, constructing relationship between research fields as projection, showing writing’s attitude and identity, … | logical projection, interpersonal projection, impersonal projection, verbal process (e.g. De Oliveira and Pagano 2006; Thompson and Ye 1991) |
reporting | manipulating the style of reports, showing reporter’s attitude, … | logical projection, verbal process (e.g. Hao and Li 2015; Sellami-Baklouti 2012s) |
recreating | constructing personalities and mental world of the characters | logical projection, verbal process, explicit and implicit quotes, angles (e.g. Ding and Shu 2013; Matthiessen and Teruya 2013) |
doing | rich interpersonal meaning such as showing sincere or objective manner | logical and interpersonal projection as extended theme (Siahaan 2013) |
sharing | n/a | logical projection (Nesbitt and Plum 1988) |