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VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Jolanta Šinkūnienė HEDGING IN WRITTEN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE: A CROSS – LINGUISTIC AND CROSS – DISCIPLINARY STUDY Summary of doctoral dissertation Humanities, Philology (04 H) Vilnius, 2011 This doctoral dissertation was written at Vilnius University in 2006 – 2011. Research supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Inesa Šeškauskienė (Vilnius University, Humanities, Philology – 04 H) The dissertation will be defended at the Council of Philology of Vilnius University: Chair Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurgis Pakerys (Vilnius University, Humanities, Philology – 04 H) Members: Prof. Habil. Dr. Ineta Dabašinskienė (Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, Philology –04 H) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Violeta Kalėdaitė (Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, Philology – 04 H) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meilutė Ramonienė (Vilnius University, Humanities, Philology – 04 H) Dr. Loreta Vaicekauskienė (Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Humanities, Philology – 04 H) Opponents: Prof. Habil. Dr. Aurelija Usonienė (Vilnius University, Humanities, Philology – 04 H) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jūratė Ruzaitė (Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, Philology – 04 H) The public defence of the dissertation is to be held in the meeting of the Council of Philology of Vilnius University at 13 o'clock on 05 April 2011 in the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University, V. Krėvė room.