| dc.description.abstract | In academic settings, academic writing is a specialized style of writing that adheres to
specific rules and guidelines. It is characterized by a formal and unbiased tone, precise
terminology, and adherence to established norms. This study aims to explore two aspects
of academic writing: the use of hedging and the frequency of personal pronouns. To
facilitate future research, a mini-corpus called the “Academic Writing in Research Corpus”
is introduced. This corpus will serve as a valuable resource for investigating the patterns
and tendencies related to hedging and the use of personal pronouns in academic writing.
By exploring these aspects, the study aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of
the linguistic characteristics of academic writing, providing insights into the ways in
which authors employ hedging strategies and the role of personal pronouns in scholarly
discourse. The findings will contribute to future research endeavours in this area. The
study focuses on undergraduates from the Faculty of Law at General Sir John Kotelawala
Defense University. The research design involves collecting proposal writings from this
group as representative samples. The collected data will be processed and analyzed to
quantify the frequency of hedging and personal pronoun usage. A comparative analysis
will be conducted to compare these usage patterns across different proposals. Statistical
techniques may be used to determine the significance of any observed differences. This
research design will provide valuable insights into the frequency and patterns of hedging
and personal pronouns in research writing by undergraduate students. | en_US |
