English Hedges·News Report·Pragmatic Function
Xiao Li-yun
2006
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Journal of Huaiyin Institute of Technology
Semantic Scholar
Key Takeaway Key Takeaway: English hedges in news reports serve various pragmatic functions, such as self-protection, emphasis, summarization, and politeness, to enhance the readability of the news content.
Abstract
Based on the definition and classification of the hedges and the material analysis of the English news reports,this paper tentatively analyzes the pragmatic function of hedges in news reports,such as the functions of self-protection,emphasizing,summarization,politeness,etc.
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