Luận văn Linguistic features of hedges in inaugural addresses by the us presidents

Tóm tắt Luận văn Linguistic features of hedges in inaugural addresses by the us presidents: ...eliability of the information, etc. In talking about hedges and politeness in Vietnamese conversations, Vu Thi Nga (2008) stated that - 8 - hedges in politeness are the ones whose effect is explicit at the level of utterances, and it is mainly towards the hearers. Being aware that what ...he hedges are also displayed. 3.2.2. Data analysis All the data collected were descriptively and qualitatively processed. The procedure is as follows: First, a list of instances containing hedges was collected. Then I classified them based on their function of modifying the five speec...er’s gratitude/desire with emphasis on the manner of hedging 1st S + BE + Adv+ Expressive Adv I am equally well satisfied, I am sincerely anxious The speaker’s satisfaction/anxiety with the signal showing the manner of hedging Speech Filler All I dare hope is that The...