Table 4 Stance features in English and Arabic Editorials.

From: The construction of stance in English and Arabic newspaper editorials: a case study

Stance Category

An Example

Hedges (English corpus/The Guardian)

The prime minister appeared to dismiss this proposal straight away.

Hedges (Arabic corpus/ Addustour)

View full size image The private sector may play an active role in stimulating the investment movement.

Boosters (English corpus/The Guardian)

The challenges the new democracy faced were all too evident.

Boosters (Arabic corpus/Addustour)

View full size image This position was static and has not changed privately or in public. And it remained obviously stated and with no confusion in it across the various platforms and forums.

Attitude (English corpus/The Guardian) Markers

It is not surprising that so many of us shop with Amazon.

Attitude Marker (Arabic corpus/Addustour)

View full size imageIt is important today that the focus is on supporting industries which use the local production inputs.

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