Cross-Cultural Variation in the Use of Hedges and Boosters in Academic Discourse
Hedges and boosters are important metadiscoursal devices contributing to the construal of persuasion in academic discourse as they enable academic writers to distinguish facts from opinions, evaluate the views of others and convey a different degree of commitment to their assertions (cf. Hyland 1998...
Main Author: | Dontcheva-Navratilova Olga |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-07-01
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Series: | Prague Journal of English Studies |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pjes-2016-0009 |
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