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.
Abstract The study aims to evaluate antifungal activity of petroleum ether extracts from leaves and stems of Rosmarinus officinalis and root of Glycerrhiza glabra , against fungi Fusarium oxysporium , Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium expansum. While the results of sensitivity of the fungi towards petroleum ether extracts showed different activity, petroleum ether extract of Rosmarinus officinalis showed more activity on Aspergillus flavus minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) was 25 mg /ml and minimum fungicide concentration(MFC) was 37.5 mg /ml, followed by Fusarium oxysporium, (MIC) was 50 mg /ml and (MFC) was 37.5 mg /ml, finally Penicillium expansum (MIC) was 50 mg /ml and (MFC) was 75 mg /ml, used more concentration from petroleum et
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The health section is considered to be one of the most important section in the field of service economical and social unit because of its concern in the life of human begin and society and the process of determining t
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تركزت نفاط البحث وأهدافه في اعداد برنامج تدريبي باسلوب التدريب المتقطع المتناوب الذي هو مزيج مابين السرعة والقوة وتاثيره في مستوى تركيز الكيتونات و الحامض الرايبوزي (206) لدى لاعبي كرة السلة.مجتمع البحث تم اختيارهم من لاعبي النخبة (الدوري الممتاز) بكرة السلة للموسم( 2023_2022) من لاعبي الدفاع الجوي للمتقدمين والبالغ عددهم (16 لاعبا)، استخدم الباحث الاسلوب التجريبي بتصميم المجموعتين (الضابطة والتجريبية)، فترة ا
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This research aims at investigating pupils’ ability in using discourse markers which are identified in the English textbooks of secondary schools. Four texts are chosen from third intermediate class. The four texts are short stories of different topics.
This research hypothesizes that there are no statistical significant differences among Iraqi intermediate pupils’ ability in using textual
... Show Moreتستهدف هذه الدراسة وبشكل أساس، الكشف عن طبيعة وخصائص البعد السياسي لهندسة/صناعة الخصائص الاجتماعية والسياسية للإنسان والمجتمع، بوصفها العملية المسؤولة عن تصميم هذه الخصائص وصناعتها وتغييرها جزئيا أو كليا، دون أبعادها الأخرى المتعددة والمتنوعة، لا لمجرد الانسياق وراء دوافع الرغبة الذاتية، أو اعتبارات التخصص الدقيق وأحكامه، لأن معهما أيضا، بل وقبلهما أحيانا، دوافع واعتبارات أخرى موضوع
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Abstract Globalization dominated in the last decade of the twentieth century and the eve of the third millennium over economic,politics,psychology,culture,communications and information sciences,it's a historical phenomenon refer to many important transitions in humanitarian life.It foxes on that state has illusion its historical role in the psychologist,economic and political buldings. Globalization issue and its influence in North Korea put a spotlight on political,economic and cultural situations,the political system resists any change with many limitations on political freedoms,human rights and political multiplicity.Libralism trends and free market are so weaken when it comparing within the bad economic situation of the coun
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