A contrastive analysis of the use of modal verbs in the expression of epistemic stance in business management research articles in English and Spanish;Análisis contrastivo inglés-español del uso de verbos modales en la expresión de posición epistémica en los artículos de investigación del área de dirección de empresas

Iberica

Volumn 19, Issue , 2010, Pages 77-95

  Orta, Ignacio Vázquez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boosters; Epistemic stance; Hedges; Modal verbs; Research articles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953451162     PISSN: 11397241     EISSN: 11397241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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