Hedging and Discourse
Approaches to the Analysis of a Pragmatic Phenomenon in Academic Texts
Hartmut Schröder editor Raija Markkanen editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:De Gruyter
Published:4th Aug '97
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The term "hedging" was introduced by G. Lakoss at the beginning of the 1970s and since then has provided a starting point for theoretical and empirical studies, especially in pragmatics. This volume reviews the present state of research in the area and contains studies of hedging strategies in English, German, Finnish and Russian, using academic text-types as exemplar.This volume reviews the present state of research in the area and contains studies of hedging strategies in English, German, Finnish and Russian, using academic text-types as exemplar.
ISBN: 9783110155914
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 642g
288 pages
Reprint 2010