Writing Research Articles for Climate Change Impacts on Coffee Areas: A Metadiscourse Analytical Survey

Abstract

 It is widely known that climate change significantly affects biodiversity, human health, and the sustainability of crop yields. Among these, coffee stands out as a pivotal commodity in the global agri-food chain, with coffee-related climate and environmental issues also inevitably threatening production and economic stability (United Nations 1992; Gallenti et al. 2016; Bezner et al. 2022). This study draws on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of a small corpus-based approach, using the metadiscourse analytical tool (Hyland 2005) to see how coffee-related climate and environmental issues are dealt with in academic research articles. By conducting a systematic exploration of interactive metadiscourse and interactional metadiscourse devices in a corpus of nine research articles, this research examines how these devices are employed to structure arguments, engage readers, and disseminate knowledge in this form of academic writing.