New approaches to hedging / / edited by Gunther Kaltenböck, Wiltrud Mihatsch, Stefan Schneider ; contributors, Gisle Andersen [and thirteen others].

• Superior document: Studies in Pragmatics,
• TeilnehmendeR: Kaltenböck, Gunther,; Mihatsch, Wiltrud,; Schneider, Stefan,; Andersen, Gisle,
• Place / Publishing House: Bingley, England : : Emerald,, 2010.; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in pragmatics.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.

Hedging is an essential part of everyday communication. It is a discourse strategy which is used to reduce commitment to the force or truth of an utterance to achieve an appropriate pragmatic effect. In recent years hedges have therefore attracted increased attention in Pragmatics and Applied Lingui...