英文文摘
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Significance of study of fuzzy linguistics
1.2 Fuzziness/vagueness
1.3 Hedging
1.4 Motivation of this thesis
Chapter 2 A brief literature review of hedging research
2.1 Hedging research from the point of view of logics
2.2 Hedging research from the point of view of semantics
2.3 Hedging research from the point of view of rhetoric and stylistics
2.4 Hedging research from the point of view of pragmatics
2.4.1 Hedging in general language texts
2.4.2 Hedging in scientific/academic writing
2.4.3 Hedging in inter-language or contrastive studies
Chapter 3 On hedge and hedging
3.1 The Development of the Concepts Hedge and Hedging
3.2 The taxonomies of hedge or hedging
3.3 Related concepts
Chapter 4 Communicative functions of hedging
4.1 The textual functions of hedging
4.2 The interpersonal functions of hedging
4.2.1 Hedging as a politeness strategy
4.2.2 Hedging as a strategy of self-protection
4.2.3 Hedging as a strategy to appeal to the audience
4.3 Summary
Chapter 5 A proposed definition and taxonomy of hedging
5.1 Comments on the concepts hedge and hedging
5.2 A proposed definition of hedging
5.3 A proposed taxonomy of hedging
5.4 Examples of hedging devices
Chapter 6 Design of the research
6.1 Data selection
6.2 Method of analysis
Chapter 7 Hedging devices in review articles
7.1 Features of review articles
7.2 Lexical and non-lexical hedges
7.3 Lexical hedges
7.4 Non-lexical hedges
7.5 Summary
Chapter 8 Examining hedging in review articles
8.1 Extract 1: Hedging in an introduction
8.2 Extract 2: Hedging evaluative language
Chapter 9 Implication for review writing in China
9.1 Hedging in Chinese review articles
9.2 Implication for Chinese review writing
Chapter 10 Conclusion and Suggestion for Further Research
10.1 Summary of the research
10.2 Limitations of the present study and suggestion for further research
Bibliography
Appendix Ⅰ
Appendix Ⅱ
浙江大学;
hedge; hedging; hedging devices; review articles; communicative function;
