Farah Zaini

HEDGES USED BY MALE AND FEMALE SPEAKERS IN ‘THE MALAYSIAN STUDENT PODCAST’

Hedges are a salient feature in spoken discourse, enabling speakers to express uncertainty, mitigate claims, and manage interpersonal relations. The study is driven by the lack of research on students’ use of hedges in a podcast, which is regarded as a platform on the rise as a new, well-accepted, and highly preferred...