Beyond mood and modality: epistemic modality markers as hedges in research articles. A cross-disciplinary study
In this paper a cross-disciplinary study of the use of epistemic markers as hedging rhetorical strategies in research articles in English is carried out. Based on computer readable data, and combining quantitative and qualitative methods, the article argues that the use of modal expressio...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Alicante
2008-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
| Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2008-n21-beyond-mood-and-modality-epistemic-modality-markers-as-hedges-in-research-articles-a-cross-disciplinary-study |