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Chapter 8 - Multivariate Analysis

Intensifiers in a Bird’s-Eye View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2024

Claudia Claridge ,
Ewa Jonsson  and
Merja Kytö
Claudia Claridge
Affiliation:
University of Augsburg
Ewa Jonsson
Affiliation:
Mid Sweden University
Merja Kytö
Affiliation:
Uppsala University
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Summary

In this chapter, the results of the regression analysis are presented, disclosing the distribution of intensifiers across time and the groups of speakers within the inferential statistics framework. A negative binomial regression model was applied, which enabled the estimation of the unique contribution of each of four predictors (time, speaker role, gender, and social class) on the frequencies of intensifiers. The chapter explains the rationale behind the choice of the model and presents graphically the results for each predictor as regards the full set of intensifiers as well as within the categories of maximizers, boosters and downtoners. The results show which speaker categories use which kind of intensifiers and which predictors are more important than others for their use.

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negative binomial regressioninferential statisticspredictors of intensifier usage
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Intensifiers in Late Modern English
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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