Hedging in Academic Discourse

Hedging has become a topic of interest among discourse-oriented linguists. The paper will discuss ways in which the term “hedge” has been understood and defined in the literature within the academic writing discourse. As epistemic devices with significant characteristics, hedges are often seen as fe...

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Main Author: Gherdan Maria Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-11-01
Series:Romanian Journal of English Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2019-0015