Hedging is a linguistic avoidance of full commitment or precision. It is the use of a vague language. The main objectives of this study are to: (1) identify and classify the linguistic devices which act as hedges; (2) to examine the semantic functions of these devices. This paper makes use of word class as well as clausal constructions to represent the forms of hedges in relation to certain grammatical categories, namely: adverbials, epistemic verbs, modal verbs, cognitive verbs, hypothetical constructions, anticipatory it-clause, and anticipatory constructions. The text analysed is the first presidential debate between Senator Barak Obama and Senator John McCain on the campus of the University of Mississippi, during the presidential election campaign of the Republican and the Democrat parties in America.The results show that politicians use hedges to mild their language in process to, so that not to be proved wrong later. This justification is that the claims they had already made were only an approximation to the statements.
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لما كانت العلة الركن الأساس في موضوع القياس, لذا فإنها من الأهمية بمكان مايجعل التركيز عليها في موضوع البحث خلال دراسته, ثم لما كان الخارج من السبيلين وما يتعلق به من أحكام, ما ينقض الوضوء منه وما لا ينقضه, وما يوجب الغسل منه وما لا يوجبه, ثم الطاهر منه والنجس من المسائل التي تشغل تفكير النساء ويكثر السؤال عنها, ارتأيت أن أخص هذه المسألة ببحث صغير, أعرض فيه للعلة القاصرة, واختلاف
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مرّ المصطلح النحوي بمراحل حتى أصبح مصطلحا ثابتا يحمل المفاهيم النحوية ، ويتخذ وسيلة من وسائل البحث المنظم ، ويمثل كتاب الايضاح في علل النحو لأبي القاسم الزجّاجي (ت 337هـ ) الذي نتناوله بالبحث عن الجوانب المصطلحية مرحلة من البحث النحوي ، ترسّخت فيه الأصول النحويّة وانمازت الأبواب ، فضلاُ عن المصطلح الذي بدأ مستقراُ في أغلب استعمالاته العلميّة.
The structure of the interrogation process in cross-examinations is said to be diverse and complex in terms of question-response typology. This is because the counsel has to extract truth from an opposing party’s witness whose views are expected to advocate that party's views regarding the case. Accordingly, the study which is basically quantitative in nature aims to investigate what the examining party intends to obtain out of these questions and which of these questions are the most prevalently used. It also aims to measure the amount of cooperativity in witnesses' responses. Accordingly, three transcripts of cross-examination have been analyzed, using a pragmatically-oriented approach. The approach draws on Stenstorm (1984) and Arch
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حاول الباحث في هذه الدراسة التذكير بشخصيتين نحويتين، كان يشار لهما بالبنان، إلا أنّ غبار الزمن قد غمرتهما، ولا يكاد يعرفان اليوم بين طلاب العلم، وهما ابن معط ، وابن الخباز.
ـ رأيت أنّ ابن معط في بعض المسائل، التي رده عليها ابن الخباز، يوافق أبأ الحسن الأخفش، منها مسألة (ال) التعريف ،الداخلة على اسم الفاعل، وكذلك مسألة واو ا
... Show MoreAnalytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) belongs to the family of Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and has, recently, received a wide popularity in decision making regarding supplier selection. The objective of this study is to apply the methodology of AHP on selecting suppliers to supply materials for the Geological Survey and Mining Company (GSMC). Criteria for rating the suppliers and pairwise comparisons were identified by the members of the Tenders Analysis Committee (TAC). In order to judge the internal validity of the AHP, it was applied manually on a sample of fourteen tenders that were analyzed and executed between 2004-2007, then an interactive computerized package was developed
... Show MoreThis study Concentrates on modern variable in the human resources management that is Core Competency.
The field study is two of Public organizations, The first is Educational Baghdad Hospital, the other is the state Company for Batteries industry, the problem of the study determincs some questions and hypotheses. The data was Collected by questionnaire which Contains six Core Competences leader ship, Communication, frontline execution, development, innovation and self management .
The sample contains (26) doctores and (28) heads of departments in the company.
The study points out many conclusions, the main of it, there is significant differences amon
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