Meaning of epistemic marker | Babel Free
Definitions
A linguistic element, such as a word or phrase, that indicates the speaker's or writer's attitude or degree of certainty regarding the truth or likelihood of a statement.
Examples
“For epistemic markers we adopt⟳ an empirically-driven approach⟳ and utilize the epistemic markers identified in a corpus of dialogical argumentation by Hautli-Janisz et al. We consider⟳ expressions such as ‘I think⟳’, ‘it is believed’ and ‘in my opinion’ to be epistemic.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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