Essays about: "hedge and speech"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words hedge and speech.

1. 1. What may or may not be certain : A Study of the Translation of Hedging Devices from English to Swedish in a Non-Fiction Text

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Antonia Kjellström; [2019]
   Keywords : English to Swedish; hedges; hedging devices; non-fiction; translation;

   Abstract : Hedges, or hedging devices, are strategies that the writer or speaker can use in order to convey probability, impreciseness or vagueness. Hedges can appear in most parts of speech, for example as adjectives, adverbs or modal or lexical verbs. This study investigates the translation of hedging devices in a non-fiction text from English to Swedish. READ MORE

3. 2. Hedging Rule Discussions : A study on hedging and emoticons in an online board game discussion forum

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Joakim Aldén; [2019]
   Keywords : Hedging; hedge; politeness theory; computer-mediated communication; cmc; pragmatics;

   Abstract : In everyday language, people tend to speak in a non-committing fashion when making claims, either to save their own face or to save another person’s face. In linguistics, this is called hedging, with common words and expressions such as probably, assume and I don’t know often revealing that a hedging speech act has been performed. READ MORE

4. 3. "Drag Queens Talk Like Women, You Know" : A Study in the Use of the hedge "You Know" in feminine-gendered Speech

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Danny Bennett; [2017]
   Keywords : Drag Queens; Women s Language; Language and Gender; Hedges;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the use of the verbal hedge "you know" in the spontaneous speech of women and drag queens to compare for instances of certainty and uncertainty as described by Holmes (1986). For the data, episodes of the reality shows RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked which airs on Logo TV and The Real Housewives of Orange County which airs on Bravo TV were manually transcribed by the conventions of written speech. READ MORE

5. 4. Hedging in Political Discourse : An Analysis of Hedging in an American City Council

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Ellen Player Pellby; [2013]
   Keywords : The Androcentric Rule; Hedges; Political Discourse;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate the usage of hedges in political discourse in the Tampa City Council for the purpose of examining whether or not women hedge more than men in this area. An analysis of the occurrence of hedges illustrated that women hedged more than men for various purposes in this meeting. READ MORE

6. 5. Gender-Related Features in the Use of the Hedge "You Know" - A Case Study of Conversations on the Radio Station, London’s Biggest Conversation 97.3FM

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Takae Dubar; [2012-06-30]
   Keywords : gender-related features; hedges; Lakoff; functions; context; formal; informal; category; speech; conversations; women; men; speaker; addressee;

   Abstract : Aims: To examine gender-related features in conversations with the focus on the use of the hedge you know and compare the findings with previous studies. Method: A quantitative study of the use of you know in conversations on the radio station. Material: The phone-in radio station London’s Biggest Conversation 97. READ MORE