The Intensity Scale by Charles van Os and the Possibility to Apply it Cover Image

Die Intensitätskala von Charles van Os und die Möglichkeiten ihrer Anwendung
The Intensity Scale by Charles van Os and the Possibility to Apply it

Author(s): Janusz Stopyra
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: Intensifiers; word-formation structures; emotional speech; intensity scale

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this article is description of the intensifiers of meaning in German, i.e. word-formation-structures of emotional character. The article aims to answer the question whether German intensifiers can be placed on the intensity scale in a regular way. The intensity scale used in the research has been created by van Os (1989).

  • Issue Year: 17/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 271-278
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: German