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OverviewHedging is central to academic writing as it expresses possibility rather than certainty and collegiality rather than presumption. It is one means by which writers manage this pragmatic dimension of discourse and this text attempts to shed light on the use of hedging in published scientific papers. The author argues that: hedges are employed to overcome the inherent negatability of statements and gain the reader's acceptance of a knowledge claim; hedges can emphasize an orientation to either the proposition or the reader; the epistemic and affective functions of hedges are often conveyed simultaneously and that this indeterminacy prevents the formation of discrete descriptive categories; and hedging in scientifc research writing is the product of informational, rhetorical and personal choices and cannot be fully understood in insolation from its social and institutional contexts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ken Hyland (City University of Hong Kong)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 54 Weight: 0.720kg ISBN: 9789027250674ISBN 10: 9027250677 Pages: 308 Publication Date: 15 March 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Preface; 2. Acknowledgments; 3. On Hedging and Hedges; 4. Towards a context of scientific hedging; 5. Perspective and hedging in discourse; 6. Theoretical and Methodological considerations; 7. Surface features of hedging; 8. A pragmatic analysis of hedging; 9. Examining hedges in scientific discourse; 10. Hedging and second language learners; 11. Conclusions and Implications; 12. Notes; 13. Appendix: corpus of journal articles; 14. References; 15. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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