Hedging in academic writing and EAF textbooksHedging in academic writing and EAF textbooks
Hedging in academic writing and EAF textbooks
This article is not included in your organization's subscription. However, you may be able to
access this article under your organization's agreement with Elsevier....
Hedging in academic writing and EAF textbooks
Hedging in academic writing and EAF textbooks
This article is not included in your organization's subscription. However, you may be able to
access this article under your organization's agreement with Elsevier.
Ken Hyland
Available online 20 June 2002.
Abstract
Academic writing is rich in hedged propositions. By allowing writers to express their uncertainty concerning the factuality of their statements or to indicate
deference to their readers, epistemic devices are a
significant characteristic of academic writing. While there is clear pedagogical justification for assisting learners to develop an awareness of the significance of hedging and the principles of its correct use, tentative language continues to be an important source of pragmatic failure in the writing of second language
science students. This paper discusses the importance,
functions, and expression of
epistemic modality in scientific discourse in order to evaluate the treatment given to hedging
devices in a range of EAP and EST writing textbooks. It is suggested that despite the
interest hedging has attracted in the research literature, a number of widely used textbooks display an ignorance of empirical usage, and that pedagogic writing
materials would benefit from revisions based on authentic data.
Article Outline
本文档为【Hedging in academic writing and EAF textbooks】，请使用软件OFFICE或WPS软件打开。作品中的文字与图均可以修改和编辑，
图片更改请在作品中右键图片并更换，文字修改请直接点击文字进行修改，也可以新增和删除文档中的内容。
该文档来自用户分享，如有侵权行为请发邮件ishare@vip.sina.com联系网站客服，我们会及时删除。
[版权声明] 本站所有资料为用户分享产生，若发现您的权利被侵害，请联系客服邮件isharekefu@iask.cn，我们尽快处理。
本作品所展示的图片、画像、字体、音乐的版权可能需版权方额外授权，请谨慎使用。
网站提供的党政主题相关内容(国旗、国徽、党徽..)目的在于配合国家政策宣传，仅限个人学习分享使用，禁止用于任何广告和商用目的。
浙公网安备 33021202002483