Writing with conviction: the use of boosters in modelling persuasion in academic discourses
Hedging and boosting are significant communicative resources to construe and attain persuasion in different fields and particular genres of academic writing. They are both two sides of the same coin in the sense that they both contribute to the persuasive import of academic communication....
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Language: | English |
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Universidad de Alicante
2009-11-01
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Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2009-n22-writing-with-conviction-the-use-of-boosters-in-modelling-persuasion-in-academic-discourses |