Hedging and Academic Writing: An Analysis of Lexical Hedges

Autor/in	Demir, Cüneyt
Titel	Hedging and Academic Writing: An Analysis of Lexical Hedges
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 14 (2018) 4, S.74-92 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Demir, Cüneyt)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Academic Discourse; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Writing (Composition); Language Usage; Credibility; Native Language; Comparative Analysis; Authors; Periodicals; Computational Linguistics; Journal Articles; Writing for Publication; Writing Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Discourse; Diskurs; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schreibübung; Sprachgebrauch; Glaubwürdigkeit; Author; Autor; Autorin; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Schreibtechnik
Abstract	Hedging is an important metadiscourse device that should be used for various motives particularly in academic writing because it acts as a face-saving strategy and represents the certainty of the scientists' knowledge on the study field, but nevertheless it is not an obvious consideration for many non-native writers of English. Although the significance of hedging in academic writing is beyond argument, excessive use of it may create a counterproductive result. In other words while underuse of hedging may lead to overstatement, overuse of it may bring about suspicions on the credibility of the statements, therefore a moderate and balanced used of hedging is necessary for the true credibility of the author on the reader. In this regard, the present study investigated academic texts of native writers and non-native writers of English with purposes of revealing the differences between them in terms of hedging strategies while composing an academic text; detecting lexical hedges used by native writers and non-native writers of English and diversity of these hedges through some analyses, creating a list of lexical hedges, and offering some suggestions regarding the use of lexical hedges in academic writing. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01