Hedging in Modern English

Authors

  • Nona Harutyunyan Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2013.9.1-2.093

Abstract

The article aims to investigate the functional value of hedges and to trace their development process in linguistic literature and scientific discourse. An attempt is made to provide a short definition of hedges, to identify its types and to indicate the main fields of their use. Hedges can express politeness, uncertainty, mitigation, indecisiveness thereby decreasing the responsibility of the speaker for his demands and suggestions.

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Published

2013-10-15

How to Cite

Harutyunyan, N. (2013). Hedging in Modern English. Armenian Folia Anglistika, 9(1-2 (11), 93–99. https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2013.9.1-2.093

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1-2 (11) (2013)

Section

Linguistics

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