HEDGES IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY-RELATED RESEARCH ARTICLES
HEDGES IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY-RELATED RESEARCH ARTICLES
Author(s): Aleksandra Radovanović, Dragana VUKOVIĆ VOJNOVIĆSubject(s): Higher Education , Tourism, Rhetoric
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: English; hedging; research articles; rhetoric; Serbian;
Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of scientific writing is to present objective information based on data and research. However, in English academia, it is common to mitigate one’s claims and allow for other points of view by hedging. In this paper, hedges are explored in the post-method sections of 44 research articles (RAs) in the field of tourism and hospitality, written in English by English and Serbian scholars. A number of established similarities and differences regarding the frequency and use of hedges by native and non-native speakers of English are further discussed and conclusions are drawn regarding cross-cultural aspects of scientific writing.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 29/2023
- Issue No: 29
- Page Range: 209-220
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English