Hedging in Political Discourse: Evidence from the Speeches of King Abdullah II of Jordan
This paper reports on the findings of a study that aimed to identify the linguistic items which act as hedges in the speeches of King Abdullah II of Jordan, as well as to examine the pragmatic functions of these devices. Twenty-five political speeches of King Abdullah II, randomly selected from the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Charles University
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Prague Journal of English Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pjes-2015-0009 |