Boosters and hedges: two sides of the same coin? A case study of a small corpus of economics textbooks
Capitolo di libro
Data di Pubblicazione:
2004
Citazione:
Boosters and hedges: two sides of the same coin? A case study of a small corpus of economics textbooks / Poppi, F. - In: Evaluation in oral and written academic Discourse / ANDERSON; L.; BAMFORD; J.. - STAMPA. - ROMA : Officina Edizioni, 2004. - ISBN 9788887570762. - pp. 137-150
Abstract:
Academic texts have sometimes been defined as texts providing impersonal and objective records of external realities. Actually, they are the results of actions of socially situated writers who employ social and linguistic conventions in order to engage their readers and persuade them of the claims that are being made.
Tipologia CRIS:
Capitolo/Saggio
Keywords:
boosters; hedges; metacognitive markers
Elenco autori:
Poppi, Franca
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Titolo del libro:
Evaluation in oral and written academic Discourse