There is a popular belief that scientific writing is purely objective, impersonal and
informational, designed to disguise the author and deal directly with facts. But while ESP …

There is a widely held belief that scientific writing is purely objective, impersonal and
informational, designed to disguise the author and deal directly with facts and the search for …

Academic writing is rich in hedged propositions. By allowing writers to express their
uncertainty concerning the factuality of their statements or to indicate deference to their …

This paper presents the results of a review of 26 research articles, discussing the
importance, frequency, and realization of hedges in science research article. It also …

In preparing students for their future discourse communities, the EAP/ESP literature has
shown interest in the role of hedges in scientific literature. This interest has resulted in …

Hedging is a well-documented feature of spoken discourse as a result of its role in qualifying
categorical commitment and facilitating discussion Its use in academic writing has received …

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the interactive and rhetorical character
of academic writing, expanding the focus of study beyond the ideational dimension of texts …

Hedging refers to linguistic strategies that qualify categorical commitment to express
possibility rather than certainty. In scientific writing, hedging is central to effective argument …

Hedging is one of the features associated with scientific writing. This paper addresses the
following issues: the functions of hedging, its characteristic forms, and their interaction with …

This paper discusses how the communicative purpose of the different rhetorical sections of
research papers (RP) and case reports (CR) in medical English written discourse influences …