封面
声明
中文摘要
目录
Abbreviations
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background information
1.2 The rationale of the present study
1.3 Objectives of the present study
1.4 The significance of the study
1.5 Organization of the thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Study of hedging from the perspective of logics
2.2 Study of hedging from the perspective of semantics
2.3 Study of hedging from the perspective of discourse
2.4 Study of hedging from the perspective of pragmatics
Chapter 3 Research Design
3.1The theoretical framework
3.2 Data collection
3.3 Methodology
Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of Hedging in SS and NS RAs
4.1 Overall distribution of hedges in the two RA corpora
4.2 Categories of hedges in the RA corpus
4.3 Distribution of hedging in different RA sections in two corpora
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Findings and Discussion
5.1 Major findings
5.2 Pragmatic functions of hedging in RAs
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Implications for the teaching of EAP
6.2 Limitations of the present study
6.3 Conclusion
参考文献
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致谢
作者简介