Mustikorini, Astrio Dewi (2013) An Analysis of Hedges in Written Texts of The Second Semester Students of Paragraph Wring Class of Muria Kudus University in Academic Year 2013. Update Test thesis, Universitas Muria Kudus.

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Writing is way of expression of communication. Writing is considered as the most difficult skill to learn.The purposes of writing are to express one’s self, to provide information for one’s reader, to persuade the reader, and to create a literary work. In written texts usually hedges is used. It is because of hedges is the expression of tentativness possibility in language use to reduce the strength of statement. In this research, there are two objectives of the research. They are: (i) to identify the types of hedges used in written texts of the second semester students of Muria Kudus University in the academic year 2013. (ii) To know the function of types of hedges in written texts of the second semester students of Muria Kudus University in the academic year 2013. The design of this research is descriptive qualitative research. The data of this research is the types of hedges. Meanwhile, the data source is written texts of the second semester students of Paragraph Writing Class of Muria Kudus University in academic year 2013. Based on the analysis of students’ texts, the writer found (i) The frequency of the types of hedges found in written texts of the second semester students of Muria Kudus University in academic year 2013 are modal auxiliary verbs, modal lexical verbs, approximate degree of quantity and time , adjectival, adverbial and nominal modal phrase, introductory phrases, “if” clause, compound hedges. With the frequency 127,13 , 69, 34, 22, 22, 16 (ii) The frequency of the function of hedges found in written texts of the second semester students of Muria Kudus University in academic year 2013 are accuracy oriented (attribute), accuracy oriented (reliability), writer oriented, and reader oriented. With the frequency 62, 220, 5, 34. Relating to the analyzing of hedges, the writer suggests that the students should be able to understand and use hedges in making claim or statement.the lecturers of English Education Department must teach students how to identify and use hedges devices effectively in their writing and properly not only in making English Skripsi, but also in the other English written texts. This research can be used in the contribution for further researcher concerning hedges

Item Type:	Skripsi/ Thesis (Update Test)
Dosen Pembimbing:	Pembimbing I: Mutohhar, S,Pd.,M.Pd.
Kata Kunci:	Analysis, Hedges, Written Texts
Subjects:	Bahasa dan sastra > Bahasa Inggris
Program Studi:	Fakultas Keguruan & Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	asih winarti
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2014 03:15
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2014 03:15
URI:	http://eprints.umk.ac.id/id/eprint/3241

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