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The Role of Hedging in Shaping Rhetorical Structure of Research Papers in Economics: A Comparative Bulgarian-English Study
Abstract
In the context of economic research, where hypotheses are validated or disproven, it is common for authors to employ various strategies of hedging to either distance themselves or express solidarity with their claims. The exploration of the author's ethos can be achieved through an analysis of the epistemic markers that indicate their persuasive intent and confidence. This study conducts both quantitative and qualitative analyses of economic research articles, focusing on their objectification strategies and the relationship between rhetorical structure and hedging. The analysis categorizes hedging into three main strategies—Indetermination, Subjectivization, and Objectivization—drawing on Martin-Martin's research. The findings reveal significant differences in the hedging tools employed in Bulgarian and English economic research articles within the selected corpora.
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