从语言交际的层面讲,if language was just about meaning we would probably communicate very directly with as few words as possible. But it’s not, and we don’t. Every time we speak,we are not only conveying meaning but also acting social...
I could go on, but you see the point. Each of these sentences now contains a word or phrase that modifies the original meaning to make it more accurate. Just make sure that you use these grammatically so that you get a good score forGrammatical Range and Accuracy. Hedging language examples...
This paper attempts to argue against this thesis and tries to prove the explicitness and transparentness of meaning from three aspects:the variation of signs,the representationality of language,and the usage of the so called hedges,by using relevant knowledge of semeiology,and linguistic philosophy....
定义如下:一个HEDGE是语言中的一个片段(an item of language),明显地,说话者用它来修饰(qualify)他或她对自己所说的命题的真实性不负责任(CROMPTON 1997, 281)。从上述各定义我们不难看出,HEDGES的概念发生了很大的变化,不再局限于某些具体的词语,所起的作用也已远非模糊限制,因而再用“模糊限制语”来指称...
which a language is spoken (一种语言的)发 音(法): She had difficulty learning English pronunciation. 她学习英语发音有困难. (b) way a person speaks (the words of) a language (一 个人的)发音 , 发音方式 : Their English pronunciation is not good, but it is improving. 他们的英语发音不够...
Jul. 2004, Volume 2, No.7 (Serial No.10) US-China Foreign Language, ISSN1539-8080, USA 11 HEDGING 浙江财经学院外语系 潘晓霞 浙江大学外国语言文化与国际交流学院 黄建滨 HEDGE/HEDGING 作为模糊语言学中的特殊语言现象,越来越受到国内外学者的关注。然而随着对其研究的不断深入,HEDGE/HEDGING ...
[02:20.07]We can say he is hedging. A "hedge" in language is often a way to express uncertainty or reduce the force of a statement. [02:31.67]For example, if you do not want to stay at a party you might tell a friend:
Hedging is the expression of tentativeness and possibility in language use. 查看答案
Finally, the responses of 54 students to the comprehension questions on other passages were affected by authors' use of tentative language.; Results were interpreted in terms of systemic-functional grammar which views a written text as a social act: patterns of usage only have meaning when ...
Hedges, which belong to vague language, have two sides in advertisements. Apart from the positive side, it also has the negative roles sometimes. In this thesis, the distribution of hedging devices is studied only in printed advertisements. Other advertisements on TVs or radios are not included....