Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles

The purpose of the present study is to compare and contrast the frequency of incidence of hedges and boosters used in Abstract, Introduction, and Conclusion sections of Library and Information (LI) and Computer Science (CS) research articles written by English native and non-native writers. Twenty r...

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Main Authors:	Fatemeh Mirzapour, Mohammad Rasekh Mahand
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5378/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5378/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5378/1/18_2_12_Fatemah.pdf

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spelling	ukm-53782016-12-14T06:38:17Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5378/ Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles Fatemeh Mirzapour, Mohammad Rasekh Mahand, The purpose of the present study is to compare and contrast the frequency of incidence of hedges and boosters used in Abstract, Introduction, and Conclusion sections of Library and Information (LI) and Computer Science (CS) research articles written by English native and non-native writers. Twenty research articles are selected from leading Iranian journals and international journals in two disciplines. The research articles are analyzed according to Holmes’ (1988) lexical devices classification, focusing on hedges and boosters. The analysis shows that the overall distribution of hedges and boosters in Library and Information articles is higher than Computer Science articles. Moreover, there are significant differences between native and non-native writers use of hedges and boosters. Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5378/1/18_2_12_Fatemah.pdf Fatemeh Mirzapour, and Mohammad Rasekh Mahand, (2012) Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 18 (2). pp. 119-128. ISSN 0128-5157 http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/3L/3LHome.html
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description	The purpose of the present study is to compare and contrast the frequency of incidence of hedges and boosters used in Abstract, Introduction, and Conclusion sections of Library and Information (LI) and Computer Science (CS) research articles written by English native and non-native writers. Twenty research articles are selected from leading Iranian journals and international journals in two disciplines. The research articles are analyzed according to Holmes’ (1988) lexical devices classification, focusing on hedges and boosters. The analysis shows that the overall distribution of hedges and boosters in Library and Information articles is higher than Computer Science articles. Moreover, there are significant differences between native and non-native writers use of hedges and boosters.
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author	Fatemeh Mirzapour, Mohammad Rasekh Mahand,
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author_facet	Fatemeh Mirzapour, Mohammad Rasekh Mahand,
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title	Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles
title_short	Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles
title_full	Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles
title_fullStr	Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles
title_full_unstemmed	Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles
title_sort	hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles
publisher	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
publishDate	2012
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5378/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5378/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5378/1/18_2_12_Fatemah.pdf
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Hedges and boosters in native and non-native library and information and computer science research articles

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