A Pragmatic Analysis of Intensifiers in Boris Jonson’s Political Interview
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21864265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ahmed Jiad Zidan (University of Anbar), Muslih Shwaysh Ahmed (University of Al Maarif) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Issue | 142 |
| Pages | 1-26 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Al-Adab Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1994-473X • E-ISSN: 2706-9931 |
| Publisher | University of Baghdad - College of Arts (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31973/aj.v2i142.3801 |
| OpenAlex | W4296935314 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The present study is concerned with English intensifiers as a linguistic means of intensification as a complex phenomenon. This complexity is related to the definition and classification of intensifiers. The current study has been conducted to find a very comprehensive classification of intensifiers to analyze them pragmatically in a systematic framework and get a general picture of the pragmatic functions of the intensifiers in this interview. These pragmatic functions are determined by the modification of both illocutionary force and speech acts, besides showing the effect of intensifiers on the other pragmatic functions. The purpose behind the combination of all the above models is to analyze intensifiers pragmatically in a systematic way in the present study. The aims of the study are the following;(i) investigating the frequent use of intensifiers in this political interview, (ii) investigating the pragmatic function of intensifiers, and (iii) examining how the politicians function/use the intensifiers in this political interview. According to these aims, it is hypothesized that;(i) politicians in their interviews frequently use intensifiers, (ii) investigating that English intensifiers have pragmatic functions, and (iii) they use intensifiers in their political interviews for a specific intended meaning as a way, for instance, to express the degree of their feelings, beliefs, and attitudes of persuasion, agreement or any other pragmatic functions. To achieve the aims and the hypotheses of this study, the researcher has selected Boris Johnson"s political interview to analyze pragmatically the intensifiers used by him. The intensifiers are identified depending on the classification of Two models are adopted for the analysis of the pragmatic functions of these intensifiers to conduct a systematic pragmatic analysis. They are: (a) According to data analysis and discussions, the study finds that interlocutors have used different types of intensifiers for various purposes. It has found that intensifiers that express the modal meaning, and those used in the
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |