Intensifiers in Late Modern English - A Sociopragmatic Approach to Courtroom Discourse - Claudia Claridge - Hardback Bog - Cambridge University Press

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Drawing on a rich bank of data from the Old Bailey Corpus, this groundbreaking book provides the first full study of intensifiers in Late Modern English. It shows how usage varies for a wide variety of reasons, making it essential reading for scholars and advanced students in English historical linguistics.