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The Author in the Text: Hedging Scientific Writing.
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Hyland, Ken – Hong Kong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1995
This paper presents the results of a review of 26 research articles, discussing the importance, frequency, and realization of hedges in science research article. It also considers why students find hedging so difficult to master and raises implications thereof. The need to present scientific claims with precision and caution means that hedges are…
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