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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF TITLE . . i
STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY . ii
STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION iii
ADVISORS APPROVAL . iv
PAGE OF APPROVAL .. .v
MOTTO .vi
DEDICATION vii
ACKNOLEDGEMENT viii
TABLE OF CONTENT x
LIST OF TABLE xiii
LIST OF APPENDICE xiv
ABSTRACT xv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background of Study .1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 3
1.3 Objective of the Study 3
1.4 Scope of the Study . 4
1.5 Significance of the Study 4
1.6 Thesis Organization 4
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF LITERATED LITERATURE 5
2.1 Language . 5
2.1.1 Language as communication tool . 6
2.1.2 Spoken Language . . 6
2.2 Pragmatic . 7
2.3 Hedges . ...10
2.4 Taxonomy of hedges . 12
2.4.1 Modal Auxiliary Verbs . 12
2.4.2 Modal Lexical Verbs . 13
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2.4.4 Approximates of degree, quantity, frequency and
time ..14
2.4.5 Introductory phrases 14
2.4.6 If Clauses, if anything 14
2.4.7 Compound Hedges 15
2.5 For Reason for Hedging 15
2.6 Short story 19
2.6.1 Short Story as a Part of Literary genres . 19
2.6.2 The definition and characteristics of short story 20
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHOD 22
3.1 Research Design 22
3.2 Unit of Analysis .22
3.3 Source of the Data 22
3.4 Techniques of Data Collection 23
3.5 Techniques of Data Analysis 23
CHAPTER 4 DATA ANALYSIS 24
4.1 Findings of hedges Produced by Saki . 25
4.2 The Discussion of the Findings .. 25
4.2.1 Modal Auxiliary Verbs 25
4.2.2 Modal Lexical Verbs . 28
4.2.3 Adjectival, Adverbial, and Nominal Modal Phrases 29
4.2.4 Introductory phrases ..30
4.2.5 If Clauses, if anything 31
4.2.6 Compound Hedges 31
4.3 Reason for Hedging .32
4.3.1 Minimize the Threat-to-face 32
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CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND SUGESTION .34
5.1 Conclusion 34
5.2 Suggestion 35
BIBLIOGRAPHY 36
