| Title: | Hedging in written academic discourse: a review of the early literature |
| Author: | Monica Mihaela Marta |
| Publication: | The Proceedings of the International Conference Globalization, Intercultural Dialogue and National Identity. Section: Language and Discourse, 4, p. 323-331 |
| ISBN: | 978-606-8624-01-3 |
| Editors: | Iulian Boldea, Cornel Sigmirean |
| Publisher: | Arhipelag XXI Press |
| Place: | Tîrgu-Mureș |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The article reviews the early literature on hedging in written academic discourse by focusing on research carried out in the 1970s and 1980s. This theoretical analysis reveals how the study of hedges extended from a semantic to a pragmatic perspective that included context and cultural variables as crucial factors for the appropriate use and interpretation of hedges. The first definitions and classifications contributed to shaping the current concept of hedges as rhetorical strategies with polypragmatic functions aimed at facilitating the acceptance of knowledge claims in written academic discourse. |
| Key words: | hedging, written academic discourse, context, pragmatic functions, knowledge claims |
| Language: | English |
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