英语广播新闻中的模糊限制语研究.pdf

浙江大学外国语言文化与国际交流学院硕士学位论文英语广播新闻中的模糊限制语研究姓名：王昌米申请学位级别：硕士专业：外国语言学及应用语言学指导教师：庞继贤20080420AbstractHedgesexpresscaution，tentatiVenessaIldpossibilit)，iIIcomm肺ication．Hedgescanbecategorizedinto缸eetypes，i．e．semantic，grammatic“锄dpragmatic．HedgingdeVicesarevarieda11ddi箭culttodiStinguishfrommeir1iteralme砌ngs，sothedistinctionandinterpretationofhedgesmustbeunderta：kenincertaincontexts．Fullctionsofhedging丹ommepmgmaticperspectiVehaVebeenoneofmernost缸quentlydiscussedSubjectsathomeandabroad．HedgesaboundinEnglishbroadcaStingnews．This咖dyattemptst0finddi虢rentf．eaturesofhedgingbe铆eenthIet、Ⅳosub-geIlres，hardnewsandsoRIlews，ofEn91ishbroadcaSting，嬲、ⅣellaSAm耐caIlbroadcastingnewsaIldBritishbroadcaStingrlews．Fourco印oraofEn91ishbroadcaStingnewsareraIldomlyselected舶mVOAandBBCrespectively。

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