LIST OF FIGURES
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2: Literature Review
2.1 Definition of Intensifiers
2.2 Labeling
2.3 Historical Trajectory
2.4 Variation and Change in the Intensifier System
2.5 Degree Scales of Intensifiers
2.5.1 Intensifiers and Adjective Heads
2.5.2 Boundedness of Adjectives Heads
2.6 Common Collocation(Intensifiers + Adjective Heads)
2.7 Evolution of Intensifiers
2.7.1 Grammaticalization and Delexicalization
2.7.2 Delexicalization
2.7.3 Renewal and Recycling
2.8 Earlier Research
Chapter 3: Methodology
3.1 Corpora and Methods
3.1.1 Corpus Linguistics
3.1.2 Corpora of this Study
3.1.3 Time Frame and Size
3.2 Breakdown of Methods
3.3 Collocation with Adjectives
3.4 Selection of Intensifiers: Justification
3.5 TV Series Corpora
3.6 Research Questions
Chapter 4: Corpus Data Analysis
4.1 Cheers Corpus
4.2 Friends Corpus
4.3 Modern Family Corpus
4.4 Frequency of Adjectives per Intensifier
4.4.1 Adjectives with the Intensifier Very
4.4.2 Adjectives with the Intensifier So
4.4.3 Adjectives with the Intensifier Really
4.4.4 Adjectives with the Intensifier Too
4.4.5 Adjectives with the Intensifier Real
4.5 Discussion on Findings
4.6 Research Questions
4.6.1 What is the Distribution Among Intensifiers Across the Last Decades?
4.6.2 Are There Any Intensifiers on the Rise or Losing their Strength?
4.6.3 What Adjectival Collocations are Mostly Used with These Intensifiers?
Chapter 5: Conclusion
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