Unmitigated Claims in the Language of Economics Ras

Abstract

This paper reports on a study of unmitigated claims in the language of economics RAs written by Italian scholars and published in four journals between 1996 and 2006. Preliminary findings reveal that the 40 RAs taken into considerations contain a remarkable, and to some extent unexpected, number of unmitigated claims. It is also suggested that these claims can be used to clearly identify tensions in individual / collective values. It is further argued that unmitigated claims constitute a powerful tool with which authors establish identity.