简介:ThispaperinvestigatestheevolutionarychangeintheOF(OF)ofhedgesindifferentmovesofEMRAs(EMRAs).Twocorporaareestablishedforlongitudinalstudy,withCorpusAconsistingofEMRAsfrom1990-1994andCorpusBfrom2005-2009.Generally,nosignificantchangehasbeenfoundinoveralluseofhedges.However,apartfrommove6,7and10,wehavefoundsomeinterestingchangesintheothermoves.Ontheonehand,theOFofhedgesinmove1,move3,move4andmove5showsasignificantincrease.Ontheotherhand,theOFofhedgesinmove2,8,9andmove11showasignificantdecrease.