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Hedging in Academic Writing

A contrastive analysis of verbal hedging and author reference in English and Spanish research articles


Examination Thesis, 2013

52 Pages, Grade: 1,0


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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Theoretical Framework
2.1 Approaches to a Definition of Hedging
2.2 Anglophonization vs. Multilingualism in Academic Discourse
2.3 The Importance of Hedging in Academic Writing
2.4 Cross-cultural Research on Hedging
2.5 Hedging Strategies in Academic Writing
2.5.1 Modal Verbs (1st Category)
2.5.2 Lexical Verbs (2nd Category)
2.5.3 Reference to Author and Addressee (3rd category)

3. Contrastive Analysis
3.1 Corpus Description
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Results
3.3.1 Modal Verbs
3.3.2. Lexical Verbs
3.3.3 Reference to Author and Addressee
3.4 Some General Observations and Problems

4. Conclusion

Bibliography

Corpus Texts

English Corpus Texts

Spanish Corpus Texts

Secondary Sources

Appendices

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Title
Hedging in Academic Writing
Subtitle
A contrastive analysis of verbal hedging and author reference in English and Spanish research articles
College
University of Augsburg
Grade
1,0
Author
Year
2013
Pages
52
Catalog Number
V268344
ISBN (eBook)
9783656593676
ISBN (Book)
9783656593706
File size
1116 KB
Language
English
Keywords
hedging, academic, writing, english, spanish
Quote paper
Angela Gräßer (Author), 2013, Hedging in Academic Writing, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/268344

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