New Approaches to Hedging - Gunther Kalenböck a kol.
New Approaches to Hedging - Gunther Kalenböck a kol. Hedging is an essential part of everyday communication. In recent years hedges have therefore attracted increased attention in Pragmatics and…
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New Approaches to Hedging - Gunther Kalenböck a kol.
Hedging is an essential part of everyday communication. In recent years hedges have therefore attracted increased attention in Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics, with studies approaching the concept of hedging from various perspectives, such as speech act - and politeness theory, genre-specific investigations, interactional pragmatics, and studies of vague language. It is a discourse strategy which is used to reduce commitment to the force or truth of an utterance to achieve an appropriate pragmatic effect.
The present volume provides an up-to-date overview of current research on the topic by