From vogue words to lexicalized intensifying words: the renewal and recycling of intensifiers in English. A case-study of very, really, so and totally
This paper investigates the renewal of intensifiers in English. Intensifiers are popularized because of their intensifying potential but through frequency of use they lose their force. That is when the renewal process occurs and promotes new adverbs to the rank of intensifiers. This has consequences...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/1125 |