【英语中模糊限制语的语用研究】刘峰.pdf
MastersDegreeThesis A Pragmatic Study of Hedges in English Author:Liu Feng Major:Englishlanguageandliterature Supervisor:Professor Chen Linhua Department of English CollegeofForeignLanguages JilinUniversity August,1998
Introduction In1965、L.A.Zadeh published his Fuzzy Set which markedthe beginning of linguistic studies of fuzziness Zadeh observes that fuzziness plays an essentialrolein humancognitionandbelievesthatmostclassesinthereal world are fuzzy.
PartOne Hedges 1.lDefinition: Thetermhedgeisderivedfromtheeverydayusage of hedge,as in‘tohedge your bets,where‘hedge roughly means‘to avoid taking decisive actions.In linguistics, different linguists definehedgesfromdifferentpoints ofview According toL.A.