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标题：A Cross-cultural Analysis of the Use of Hedging Devices in Scientific Research Articles
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作者：Atefeh Rezanejad ; Zahra Lari ; Zahra Mosalli 等
期刊名称：Journal of Language Teaching and Research
印刷版ISSN：1798-4769
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：6
页码：1384
DOI：10.17507/jltr.0606.29
出版社：Academy Publisher
摘要：Hedging is a significant aspect of academic writing and it is an important resource for L2 writers (Hyland, 1994). Hence, this study set out to compare the frequency of hedges employed in different sections of research papers written by non-native English speaking authors (NNESA) and native English speaking authors (NESA). To this end, 40 research articles written by the two groups of authors was analyzed based on the taxonomy of hedges proposed by Salagar- Meyer (1994). The results showed that generally NESA utilized more hedges compared to NNESA and there is a significant difference between these authors use of hedging devices. The results can have implications for L2 teachers in that they should take measures to familiarize their students with the hedging devices and show them how to use hedges appropriately.
关键词：Hedging devices; NES authors; NNES authors