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Non-native Writers’ Use of Hedging Devices

Authors: Huschová Petra

Year: 2014

Type of publication: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

Page from-to: nestránkováno

Titles:

Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
eng	Non-native Writers’ Use of Hedging Devices	The presentation deals with the use of hedging devices in written academic discourse, particularly in bachelor theses written by Czech students of English. The aim is to investigate how students hedge their propositions and which subcategories of linguistic hedging devices they employ most frequently. Firstly, the presentation introduces the major forms of hedges and discusses their distribution and functions. Secondly, it attempts to find out whether Czech students use these devices appropriately and effectively to indicate their commitment to the propositional content of the message. Finally, it comments on the difficulties students may encounter in acquiring the use of hedging devices in academic writing.	hedging devices; academic writing; bachelor theses; Czech students