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Book SynopsisIn this book, Nydia Flores-Ferrán offers a comprehensive examination of linguistic intensification in Spanish and English communication. Flores-Ferrán examines how intensification is defined as well as the various linguistic features, strategies, and devices we employ to escalate and amplify our oral and written communication. The book builds on a rich body of literature, exploring the conceptualization of linguistic intensification within socio-pragmatics and Persuasion Theory. This book also demonstrates the applicability of intensification in language learning by discussing techniques native speakers use to amplify the illocution of their communication.
Trade ReviewAdopting a socio-pragmatic approach to the curious and ubiquitous act of linguistic intensification, Flores-Ferrán provides insightful analysis that draws on key concepts from pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and even rhetoric. This is the work of a master interpreter of language whose work has additional implications for research into language acquisition, human-computer interaction, and the role of culture in the expression of emotion.
-- Richard Cameron, professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago
Table of ContentsChapter 1 What Is Linguistic Intensification?
Chapter 2 Empirical Research on Intensification in English and Spanish
Chapter 3 Identifying Intensifying Linguistic Behavior
Chapter 4 Intensification: Theory of Persuasion and Socio-Pragmatics
Chapter 5 How to Analyze Intensifying Elements: Features, Devices, Strategies
Chapter 6 Pedagogical Implications
Chapter 7 Intensification in Computer-Mediated Communication
Chapter 8 Ten Guiding Principles of Linguistic Intensification
Chapter 9 Concluding Remarks
