Patterns and Meanings of Intensifiers in Chinese Learner Corpora

By:

Chunyan Wang

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

China Perspectives

Show Hide Adult Content

$92.00

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 2-3 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Free Delivery with Primate

Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $15.33 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 5-17 June using International Courier

Description

Intensification plays a major role in spoken and written interaction, enabling the writer or speaker to express different levels of commitment. This book explores the patterns and meanings of intensifiers in Chinese learner English by ways of comparison with native English. The study is conducted within the theoretical framework of Firthian contextual theory of meaning, Sinclairian model of Extended Units of Meaning (EUM) and Hunston's pattern grammar. The method of contrastive inter-language analysis (CIA) is adopted and the intensifier collocations in learner English and native English are explored by means of quantitative and qualitative analyses of corpora data. This book is the first attempt to investigate the patterning and meaning features of intensifiers systematically with the corpora data in Chinese learner English. Readers will obtain a relatively complete picture of how Chinese learners use intensifiers to realize their attitudinal meanings.

Author Biography:

Chunyan Wang is an associate professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her research interests include data-driven learning, second language acquisition, language teaching and language testing.

Release date NZ

April 28th, 2020

Author

Chunyan Wang

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

105 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 119 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

180

Series

China Perspectives

ISBN-13

9780367519049

Product ID

33275818

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here