Towards a taxonomy of hedging devices in Standard German

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-541001
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.54100

Wellner, Teresa

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Item type:	Book
Place of Publication:	Regensburg
Series of the University of Regensburg:	Regensburg Papers in Linguistics
Volume:	26
Number of Pages:	47
Date:	11 May 2023
Institutions:	Languages and Literatures > Institut für Information und Medien, Sprache und Kultur (I:IMSK) > Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
Dewey Decimal Classification:	400 Language > 400 Language, Linguistics
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of Regensburg:	Yes
Item ID:	54100

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Abstract

The present thesis deals with hedging devices, aiming to develop a working definition and proposing a taxonomy of hedging for standard German. The thesis is following a theoretical approach, taking into account different views on hedging, both for classification and delimitation, as well as for the possible functional aspects behind hedging. As the concept of hedging has over time become rather ...