NS and NNS Scientists' Amendments of Dutch Scientific English and Their Impact on Hedging

Autor/in	Burrough-Boenisch, Joy
Titel	NS and NNS Scientists' Amendments of Dutch Scientific English and Their Impact on Hedging
Quelle	In: English for Specific Purposes, 24 (2005) 1, S.25-39 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-4906
DOI	10.1016/j.esp.2003.09.004
Schlagwörter	Research Reports; Change; Literary Devices; English for Science and Technology; Cultural Background; Language Proficiency; Native Speakers; Scientists + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Research report; Forschungsbericht; Wandel; Literaturarbeit; Technisches Englisch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Muttersprachler; Scientist; Wissenschaftler
Abstract	When 45 biologists from eight countries were asked to critically read and amend the English in Discussion sections of three Dutch-authored draft research papers, many of their alterations impacted on the hedging. This article discusses these alterations. In particular, it focuses on the hotspots in the texts, i.e., the points on which several readers converged and made changes that affected the hedging. The possible motives for altering the hedging are proposed. Also discussed are the scientific establishment's attitude to hedging, and ways in which cultural background and competence in English might have affected the deployment of hedges. The paper concludes by noting some implications of the findings for research and teaching. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10