Hedging: An exploratory study of pragmatic transfer in nonnative English readers’ rhetorical preferences
This paper aims at analysing the role of pragmatic transfer in the use of the rhetorical strategy of hedging in academic writing in English as a second language (henceforth, L2). Two groups of Spanish researchers (n=30) took part in the study, performing two different experiments. The first one cons...
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| Language: | English |
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Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Ibérica |
| Online Access: | http://English for Academic Purposes; hedging; nonnative English readers; pragmatic transfer |
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Hedging: An exploratory study of pragmatic transfer in nonnative English readers' rhetorical preferences
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