Hedging devices in applied linguistics research papers: Do gender and nativeness matter?

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Glottotheory Pub Date : 2020-08-21 DOI:10.1515/glot-2020-2013

H. Weisi, Ahmad Asakereh

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Abstract The present study aims at investigating the impact of gender and being native and non-native on the use of hedging devices in the discussion part of Applied Linguistics research papers written by native English/non-native (Iranian) male and female research writers. To this end, 60 Applied Linguistic research papers (15 for each group of research writers) were investigated based on Salager-Meyer, Françoise. 1994. Hedges and textual communicative function in medical English written discourse. English for Specific Purposes 13(2). 149–170 taxonomy. The results of Chi-square analyses indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between male and female research writers in terms of the frequency of use of hedging devices adopted in the discussion part of the research papers in the realm of Applied Linguistics. Moreover, the results of the study showed that the discussion parts of Applied Linguistics research papers written by male and female native English research writers were more hedged than those written by their Iranian counterparts. The pedagogical and implications of the findings are dealt with in the discussion and conclusion sections of the study.

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应用语言学研究论文中的套期保值手段：性别和本土性重要吗？

摘要本研究旨在调查英语母语/非母语（伊朗）男性和女性研究作者撰写的应用语言学研究论文的讨论部分中，性别以及母语和非母语对套期保值手段使用的影响。为此，基于Salager Meyer，Françoise对60篇应用语言学研究论文（每组研究作者15篇）进行了调查。1994.模糊限制语与医学英语书面语篇的语篇交际功能。特殊用途英语13（2）。149–170分类学。卡方分析结果表明，在应用语言学领域的研究论文的讨论部分，男性和女性研究作者使用套期保值手段的频率存在统计学上的显著差异。此外，研究结果表明，男性和女性英语本土研究作者撰写的应用语言学研究论文中的讨论部分比伊朗同行撰写的更为回避。研究的讨论和结论部分讨论了研究结果的教学意义和影响。

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