Hedging in the Swiss version of economic discourse

This article explores the linguo-pragmatic potential of hedging, which is a means speech insurance. The purpose study to identify and describe linguistically hedging used by journalists in Swiss articles on economic issues, taking into account peculiarities language situation German-speaking Switzerland. An attempt made determine pragmatic function identified instruments. materials are fragments from major media containing various markers. So far, no attempts have been Russian foreign German studies discourse. lexical grammatical hedging: Konjunktiv I as marker indirect speech; hypothetical constructions with II; implementing ambiguity approximation; impersonal constructions; concessive structures; realization subjective forecast; modal words. analysis showed that most often authors news reports use speech, well II. conducted revealed journalistic texts these linguistic order minimize their responsibility for what being reported, referring an external source information, express doubt, non-categorical assumption about future events, label uncertainty shirk when doubt exact facts or figures. journalism also contributes dedramatization situation, preservation reputation companies prevention critical reviews growth panic part readers. data obtained result can be interpretation features