SEMANTIC FEATURES OF ADJECTIVES USED FOR EMPHASIS |
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2014 |
scientific article | 811.111 | ||
134-139 | adjective, emphasis, meaning, intensifier, semantic features, gradable, semantic structure. |
The study investigates the features of English adjectives with inherent gradable semantic components. Intensifying adjectives are classified into four categories with respect to the semantic criteria. Adjectives used for emphasis are given different degrees on a unary scale. |
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