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Intensification in English and Spanish Communication

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In this book, Nydia Flores-Ferran offers a comprehensive examination of linguistic intensification in Spanish and English communication. Flores-Ferran examines how intensification is defined as well as the various linguistic features, strategies, and devices we employ to escalate and amplify our oral and written communication. The book builds on a rich body of literature, exploring the conceptualization of linguistic intensification within socio-pragmatics and Persuasion Theory. This book also demonstrates the applicability of intensification in language learning by discussing techniques native speakers use to amplify the illocution of their communication.
Nydia Flores-Ferran is professor emerita at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Chapter 1 What Is Linguistic Intensification? Chapter 2 Empirical Research on Intensification in English and Spanish Chapter 3 Identifying Intensifying Linguistic Behavior Chapter 4 Intensification: Theory of Persuasion and Socio-Pragmatics Chapter 5 How to Analyze Intensifying Elements: Features, Devices, Strategies Chapter 6 Pedagogical Implications Chapter 7 Intensification in Computer-Mediated Communication Chapter 8 Ten Guiding Principles of Linguistic Intensification Chapter 9 Concluding Remarks
Adopting a socio-pragmatic approach to the curious and ubiquitous act of linguistic intensification, Flores-Ferran provides insightful analysis that draws on key concepts from pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and even rhetoric. This is the work of a master interpreter of language whose work has additional implications for research into language acquisition, human-computer interaction, and the role of culture in the expression of emotion. -- Richard Cameron, professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago
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