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Hedging in scientific research articles /

This book provides a comprehensive study of hedging in academic research papers, relating a systematic analysis of forms to a pragmatic explanation for their use. Based on a detailed examination of journal articles and interviews with research scientists, the study shows that the extensive use of po...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hyland, Ken
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1998.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 54.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • HEDGING IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ARTICLES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. On Hedging and Hedges; 2. Towards a context of scientific hedging; 3. Perspective and hedging in discourse; 4. Theoretical and methodological considerations; 5. Surface Features of Hedging; 6. A pragmatic analysis of hedging; 7. Examining hedges in scientific discourse; 8. Hedging and second language learners; 9. Conclusions and Implications; Notes; Appendix: Corpus of journal articles.; References; Index