In this book, Nydia Flores-Ferran offers a comprehensive examination of linguistic intensification in Spanish and English communication. Flores-Ferran 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.

About the Author

Nydia Flores-Ferran is professor emerita at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Reviews

Adopting a socio-pragmatic approach to the curious and ubiquitous act of linguistic intensification, Flores-Ferran 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



Book Information
ISBN 9781793639615
Author Nydia Flores-Ferran
Format Hardback
Page Count 176
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 435g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 157mm * 19mm