Remarks on the Communicative Functions of Hedging in Popular Scientific and Specialist Research Articles on Medicine

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-200

  Varttala, Teppo ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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EID: 0008914862     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0889-4906(98)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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