Am I Way Wrong on this One? On the Multiple Semantic Sources and Paths of Development of the Amplifier Way in American English

This article explores the diachronic semantic development of the intensifier way in American English. It has been claimed in the literature that the intensifying function of way derives from the use of spatial adverbial (a)way, but I propose that this may not be the only semantic source involved. Th...

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Main Author: Hélène Margerie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2020-12-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/4733
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