FUNDAMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESEARCH ON HEDGES IN WRITTEN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
FUNDAMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESEARCH ON HEDGES IN WRITTEN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
Author(s): Monica Mihaela MartaSubject(s): Pragmatics, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Rhetoric
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: hedges; written academic discourse; rhetorical strategies; knowledge claims; scientific research articles;
Summary/Abstract: Extensive research on hedging was carried out in the 1990s in the attempt to better define, identify linguistic forms and assign pragmatic functions to a widely used rhetorical strategy in written academic discourse. Therefore, the current paper aims to review the fundamental contributions to research on hedges in this period in order to systematize them theoretically and offer an overview of the most important trends. The research analyzed here not only reinforced existing trends but also challenged and refined them, thus contributing greatly to their understanding as key rhetorical strategies that facilitate the successful introduction of knowledge claims in scientific research articles in today’s highly competitive academic environment.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 15
- Page Range: 804-813
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
