PATIENT-CENTREDNESS IN DENTAL STUDENTS’ EXPLANATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF MODAL HEDGES IN ELAN-ANNOTATED ROLE PLAYS

Authors

  • Irena Aleksić-Hajduković
  • Gordana Vekarić
  • Danka Sinadinović

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2024.16.7

Keywords:

healthcare communication, ESP, epistemic modality, modal hedges, role play

Abstract

The present study examines a corpus composed of 10 role plays by analysing the instances of modal hedges in line with the taxonomy provided in Trbojević-Milošević’s (2004) study of epistemic modality. The audio recordings of dentist-patient role plays were first annotated using the ELAN annotation software developed by the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Afterwards, the usage of epistemic modal verbs, non-factual verbs, modal adverbs, modal expressions containing epistemic nouns and adjectives, and semi-modals was analysed. The findings of this research are expected to indicate whether ESP students tend to adhere to the patient-centred approach and hedge their statements properly, as well as to serve as guidance in terms of nurturing hedges in the ESP curriculum, as Hyland (1996) put it.

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Published

2024-12-30

How to Cite

Aleksić-Hajduković, I., Vekarić, G., & Sinadinović, D. (2024). PATIENT-CENTREDNESS IN DENTAL STUDENTS’ EXPLANATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF MODAL HEDGES IN ELAN-ANNOTATED ROLE PLAYS. Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 16(1), 159–178. https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2024.16.7

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024): BELLS - volume 16

Section

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS

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