Elastic language in scientific writing: Evidence from the Corpus of English Life of Sciences Texts
This paper sets out to explore the expression of vagueness in eighteenth and nineteenth century scientific writing, specifically in the Corpus of English Life Sciences Texts. Following Zhang’s (2015) pragmatic-oriented approach to vague language, vague expressions are viewed through the lenses of e...
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Föreningen Tidskriften Moderna språk
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Moderna Språk |
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| Online Access: | https://publicera.kb.se/mosp/article/view/6949 |