THE CONTRADICTION of CERTAINTY and UNCERTAINTY in HEDGING and ITS IMPLICATIONS to LANGUAGE TEACHING
| Main Author: | Nugroho, Aylanda; Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Institute of Research and Community Outreach - Petra Christian University
, 2004
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| Online Access: |
http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/15482 http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/15482/15474 |
Daftar Isi:
- Hedging offers a contradiction in a way that it was “uncertain” words or phrases which in fact show certainty or accuracy. Second language learners need to learn to hedge appropriately in the second language in order not to sound rude or blunt.