Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface 1
4. Theoretical and general models
5. Subjectivity in modality, and beyond 13
6. Certainty and uncertainty in assertive speech acts 31
7. Ideal and deviant interlocutors in a formal interpretation system 59
8. On being certain whether 79
9. Uncertainty as integrated part of meaning and understanding 99
10. Epistemic stance 115
11. Medical and supportive interactions
12. Requesting help with null or limited knowledge 139
13. The journey to advice 157
14. Diagnostic news delivery 183
15. Epistemic struggles in addiction Therapeutic Community meetings 201
16. Embodying epistemicity 223
17. Scientific writing and academic communication
18. The fabric of certainty 249
19. Hedging and attitude markers in Spanish and English scientific medical writing 273
20. A theoretical contribution to tackling certainty and uncertainty in scientific writing 291
21. BioUncertainty 309
22. Uncertainty markers in a corpus of German biomedical papers from Spektrum der Wissenschaft (1993-2012) 341
23. Questioning certainty in research articles and popular science articles 369
24. Self-repairs and certainty in Romanian academic meetings 389
25. About the authors 403
26. Index 411