MEANING-MAKING OF HEDGES IN THE GOSSIP COLUMN OF THE JAKARTA POST

The present study investigates the use of hedges (vague language) as the meaning-making practice in the gossip column of the Jakarta Post. The daily newspaper is chosen due to pragmatic purposes, accessibility, and its national coverage. Adapting the framework of Lakoff (1973), Holmes (1990) and Hyl...

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Main Authors: Hasanah, Uswatun (Author), Wahyudi, Ribut (Author)
Format: EJournal Article
Published: Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 2016-01-09.
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