On the subjectivity of intensifiers

Language Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 554-565

  Athanasiadou, Angeliki ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Degree modifiers; Emphasizers; Intensification; Quantification; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447332016     PISSN: 03880001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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