Hedging Strategies in Academic Discourse: A Comparative Analysis of Turkish Writers and Native Writers of English
Abstract
Given the use of appropriate uncertainty, the right strength of claim for the data, politeness and proper positioning oneself, though hedging is an important component of western academic discourse there appears inadequate awareness. The present study aims to reveal the tendency and preferences of Turkish and Anglo-sphere scholars in terms of using hedging strategies, and frequency of hedges and whether any differences exist in their published...
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Title
Hedging Strategies in Academic Discourse: A Comparative Analysis of Turkish Writers and Native Writers of English
Published Date
Dec 1, 2014
Volume
158
Pages
260 - 268
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