THE USE OF HYPERTEXT IN ACADEMIC BLOGS WRITTEN IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH - A CASE STUDY
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Hyperlinks are frequently employed in academic writing as they provide an easy and convenient way for readers to access additional information. This can include relevant articles, background information, graphics, text, and other resources that help strengthen and develop the author's arguments. In addition, hyperlinks enable readers to obtain additional information from relevant sources, including those using various modes and media, and support the development of new hybrid digital genres for academic communication. Using online academic blogs written in Italian and English, this study examines how hyperlinks support writers' argumentation and the differences in how hypertext is used in these two languages. The analysis includes 888 hyperlinks in 8 randomly chosen academic blogs. The aim of the study is to present quantitatively and qualitatively the types of hyperlinks used in academic blogs, as well as the types of genres included through hyperlinks. Results demonstrate that authors in both languages use the same types of hyperlinks, although their distribution is slightly different. Finally, the study will provide knowledge for teaching the use of hypertext in academic writing in tertiary education courses to second language users.
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