Re-conceptualizing scale boundaries: The case of Dutch helemaal

Maximizers – adverbs denoting a maximum degree of a property (e.g. completely) – are often re-conceptualized as boosters denoting a high degree (cf. very). As a result, these degree adverbs come to modify unbounded adjectives which are not compatible with the idea of a maximum value. Although this k...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pragmatics 2011-05, Vol.43 (7), p.2043-2056
Hauptverfasser:	Tribushinina, Elena, Janssen, Theo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Boosters Boundedness hypothesis Degree modification Descriptive studies and applied theories Linguistics Maximizers Semantic change Semantics and pragmatics
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