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1 THE UNIVERSITY OF DA NANG UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES LANGUAGE OF GRADUATION IN ENGLISH LITERARY DISCOURSE THROUGH THE LENS OF TRANSLATION DOCTORAL THESIS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES Da Nang, 2022 THE UNIVERSITY OF DA NANG UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES LANGUAGE OF GRADUATION IN ENGLISH LITERARY DISCOURSE THROUGH THE LENS OF TRANSLATION Major : ENGLISH LINGUISTICS Code : 92 20 201 DOCTORAL THESIS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES SUPERVISOR: DR LÊ THỊ GIAO CHI Da Nang, 2022 STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP Except where reference is made in the text of the thesis, this thesis contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a thesis by which I have qualified for or been awarded another degree or diploma No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgements in the thesis This thesis has not been submitted for the award of any degree or diploma in any other tertiary institution Da Nang, February 2022 Doan Phan Anh Truc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my special appreciation to my supervisor, Dr Lê Thị Giao Chi who whole-heartedly and conscientiously led me through the whole process of my thesis She gave me timely feedback, useful advice and hearted support, especially inspiring words in exploring the field of translation Her constant encouragement together with endless formal and informal exchanges over varying stages of the research, especially her meticulous attention to details when it comes to proofreading and presenting the research results have enabled me to grow as an independent researcher and inspired me in my research work as well as in my teaching career All of these have contributed to the fruitful completion of this doctoral thesis My gratitude also extends to Assoc Prof Dr Phan Văn Hòa, Assoc Prof Dr Trần Hữu Phúc, Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Văn Long, Dr Huỳnh Ngọc Mai Kha, Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Hoa, Assoc Prof Dr Lưu Quý Khương, Dr Ngũ Thiện Hùng, Dr Võ Thị Kim Anh, Assoc Prof Dr Trần Văn Phước, Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Tất Thắng, Dr Huỳnh Anh Tuấn, Dr Võ Duy Đức for their precious and insightful comments in the boards of examiners at the assignments, semina and the pre-final thesis defence I would like to thank University of Foreign Language Studies, The Da Nang University and the Faculty of English for their support and assistance in my research during my years at UFLS and in the completion of my Ph D I would like to thank the leader of Quang Nam University, Assoc Prof Dr Huynh Trong Duong for creating the best condition for my research work My thanks go to my colleagues and friends for sharing my workload and encouraging me to undertake my thesis And finally, I am indebted to my family for the love and sacrifice they have made, especially my children who are a great source of inspiration in my whole professional and personal life, and above all, the endless support and motivation that enable me to overcome all sorts of difficulty that I have encountered along the way towards fulfilment of this demanding duty ABSTRACT This thesis aims at investigating language of graduation, or rather intensification, in English literary discourse through the lens of translation The study builds on the theoretical framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) by Halliday (1985; 2004) and the linguistic theory of Appraisal developed by Martin and White (2005) with a view to examining the realisations of intensification as embodied in English literary discourse Via the lens of translation, the thesis stands on the translation models by Nida (2004), Vinay and Darbelnet (2004) and Munday (2012) to analyse the rendering of the expressions of intensification into Vietnamese as well as strategies employed in the process of translation The thesis has been conducted using qualitative methods and descriptive research with quantitative information in order to deal with problems The data collected for this research include a sample of around 2,121 expressions of intensification taken from four selected English literary works of critical realism and socialist realism in the period of mid-18th century and mid-19th century, and 400 expressions chosen with their Vietnamese translated versions for an analysis of translation The research has expanded the category of intensification into three wellprescribed sub-types with examples taken from the literary discourse, namely (i) isolating intensification; (ii) infusing intensification; and (iii) intensification via rhetorical devices This prescription can provide a detailed picture of intensification, especially the various realizations of intensification at different ranks from word level involving lexical words and non-lexical words to above-word level or ranks like groups and clauses The research helps illuminate intensification from a more functional approach rather than from that of structural linguists and grammarians Noticeably, the research has discovered the nuances of the meaning of intensification through the lens of translation When it comes to communicating across languages, the level of intensity can preserve or can be adjusted in the inclination of sliding-up or sliding-down, at the same time, the thesis has demonstrated strategies of translation used in the process of rendering the meaning of intensification into Vietnamese Hopefully, the thesis helps language learners and researchers get better insights into the language of intensification as graduation in this genre and apply it to learning and the practice of translation 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 10 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 10 AdvP : Adverb Phrase Adj : Adjective AP : Adjective Phrase CD : Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Cl : Clause Det : Determiner Foc : Focus HIP : Hyperbole Identification Procedure Int : Intensifier Int_Max : Intensifier as Maximiser MIP : Metaphor Identification Procedure MIPVU : Metaphor Identification Procedure Vrije Universiteit N : Noun NP : Noun Phrase PP : Prepositional Phrase VP : Verb Phrase V : Verb VIP : Verbal Irony Procedure S : Sentence SFG : Systemic Functional Grammar SFL : Systemic Functional Linguistics Si : Simile SL : Source Language ST : Source Text TGG : Transformational Generative Grammar TT : Target Text 257 O’Donnell, M (2012) Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics for Discourse Analysis Language, Function and Cognition Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 18 Ochs, E (ed ) (1989) Text (1) Ochs, E and Schiefflen, B (1989) Language has a heart Text (1), 7-25 Palmer, F R (1986) Mood and Modality Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Paradis, C (2000) It's well weird: Degree Modifiers of Adjectives Revisited: The Nineties In John M Kirk (Ed ) Corpora galore, Analyses and Techniques in Describing English (pp 147-160), Papers from the Nineteenth International Conference on English Language Research on Computerised Corpora (ICAME 1998) Amsterdam: Rodopi Phạm Thị Thuỷ (2015) An evaluation of translation quality of literary works (prose) Unpublished Doctoral Thesis Hanoi: VNU Library and Information Center Podesva, R J & Sharma, D (2013) Research Methods in Linguistics, (eds) Cambridge University Press Pragglejaz Group (2007) MIP: A Method for Identifying Metaphorically used words in discourse Metaphor and Symbol 22(1) 1-39 Quirk, R , Greenbaum, S , Leech, G & Svartvik, J (1972) A Grammar of Contemporary English London: Longman Quirk, R , Greenbaum, S , Leech, G & Svartvik, J (1985) A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Harlow: Longman Rasinger, S M (2010) Quantitative Methods: Concepts, Frameworks and Issues In Litosseliti (Ed ), Research Methods in Linguistics (pp 49-67) London & New York: Continuum Reiss, K (1977, 1989) Text types, Translation types and Translation Assessment, translated by A Chesterman In A Chesterman (ed ), 105-115 257 258 Richards, J C , Platt, J and Platt, H (1992) Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics London: Longman Rosenthal, R and Rosnow, R L (1991) Essentials of Behavioral Research: Methods and Data Analysis Second Edition McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, pp 46-65 Sadighi, F & Bavali, M , (2008) Chomsky's Universal Grammar and Halliday's Systemic Functional Linguistics: An Appraisal and a Compromise Journal of PanPacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 12(1), 11-28 Steen, G J , Dorst, A G , Herrmann, J B , Kaal, A , Krennmayr, T , & Pasma, T (2010) A method for linguistic metaphor identification: From MIP to MIPVU Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Benjamins Sunderland, J (2010) Research Questions in Linguistics In Litosseliti (Ed ), Research Methods in Linguistics (pp 9-28) London & NewYork: Continuum Thompson, G (2008) Appraising glances: Evaluating Martin's Model of Appraisal Word, 59 (2), 169-187 Avaliable at doi: 10 1080/00437956 2008 11432585 Toury, G (2004) Probabilistic explanation in translation studies Welcome as they are, would they qualify as universals? 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LISTS Le Thi Giao Chi, Doan Phan Anh Truc (2019) Investigating Infusing intensifiers in English literary discourse and shifts in their Vietnamese Translation Journal of Language and Life, (285), 57-66 ISSN 0868-3409 Luu Quy Khuong, Doan Phan Anh Truc (2019) Chafe’s Semantic Structure Processes Versus Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar Processes IJSFL International Journal of Systemic Functional Linguistics, 1(2), 57-66 E-ISSN 2614-4255; ISSN 2614-4247 Published June 17, 2019 from https://www ejournal warmadewa ac id/index php/ijsfl/article/view/1075 Doan Phan Anh Truc (2019) Strategies for Translating English isolating intensifiers from Wuthering Heights by Bronté into Vietnamese Quang Nam University Journal of Science 19, 115-126; ISSN 0866-7586 Le Thi Giao Chi, Doan Phan Anh Truc (2021) Isolating Intensifiers in Verbal Processes Found in English Literary Discourse IJSFL - International Journal of Systemic Functional Linguistics, 3(2), 90-97 E-ISSN 2614-4255; ISSN 2614-4247 Published July 13, 2021 from https://www ejournal warmadewa ac id/index php/ijsfl/article/view/1075 Doan Phan Anh Truc (2021) Intensification via Rhetorical Devices in English Literary Discourse Kỷ yếu Hội thảo Khoa học Quốc gia Nghiên cứu giảng dạy Ngoại ngữ, ngôn ngữ quốc tế học Việt Nam Nhà xuất Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội 262 263 APPENDIX APPENDIX - ISOLATING INTENSIFICATION IN QUALITIES MAN OF PROPERTY rather distinguished to be found down there; his slightly curved and fattish nose; fairly shaken; very distressing to me PRE- P PART rather a nice point (DOWN-SCALING), rather a poor thing, rather a square build, rather a good-looking fellow, a very warm man, a very pleasant sense of her extreme value, very satisfactory day, a very beautiful figure, very low water, certainly quite a feeling for Nature PRENP rather tall, rather contemptuous, rather transparent, rather bald, rather short-sighted, rather high, rather dangerous, rather risky, rather high, rather deaf, rather nice, somewhat pale, somewhat upset, a bit thick, very haughty, very glad, very shaky, very artistic, very clever, very pale, very vexed, very silent, very sorry, very lonely, very well2, very queer4, very artistic, very poor, very white, very late, very blank, very strange, very wrong, very vague, very naked, very intriguee, very old, very bland, very sound, very original, very white, very chic , very sorry, very amusing, very indifferent, very extreme, very faint, evidently very wrong, very quick, so very plain, very pretty, very strange, very artistic, very good, very hard up2, so very thick, very deaf, very high rather strong words, much rather doubtful praise of this house, a rather sardonic mask, a rather deplorable sign, slightly confuse things, a somewhat military look to his face, somewhat luxurious taste (D-SCL), somewhat mysterious awe (D-SCL), in a somewhat low, but distinct voice (D-SCL), a very talented architect (U-SCL), a very sweet look, very charming little house, very lame excuses, very distant traffic, very good designs, very pooty little cellar, a very nice wine, a very charming woman, very queer eyes, very large bow ties, the very same thing, a very different sense of injury, very good care, very small beer, a very considerable income, a very considerable income, a very white face, a very good husband, very hot blood, very nice point, very nice one, a very fair price, a very talented architect, a very clear proposition, very wan in his great armchair, very thin lavender kid gloves smelling strongly of Russia leather somewhat difficult to fit, very clever of her, very different from the other, very well in myself, very extraordinary to Soames, very dear about there, very nice for dear June, very good of dear Soames, very red in the face, very well for people, very fond of you, very close to the architect, very dreadful for him, very alarming in her attitude towards his news, very fond of Jo, a bit puffy about the gills, rather fond of Frances–Francie very comfortably, very plainly, very upright, very sadly, very far, very well dressed, very slowly, very naturally, very slowly, very heavily, very well6, very low2, very poorly, very likely, very still, very well versed in irony, somewhat confidently, rather greedily PREADJ a bit–a bit up in the air 10 59 PREADJ IN NP 36 PREADJ +PP 17 PREADV 24 PREPP VANITY FAIR rather flushed from the dining-room; very trifling merits; very trifling stupid talk; very pleasing leer; fairly ensconced in her usual armchair in the drawing-room; a very hurried and discomfited manner; a very hesitating humble manner now rather a dubious and timid air; rather a rare accomplishment; rather an absurd constrained manner; very good; rather shabby; very large, odd, and attractive; very kind and good; very rich3; very handsome; rather loud; very red, very modest; very quiet; very good; rather dark; very witty; very brilliant; very cool; very nervous; so very timid and quiet; very big and mighty; very terrible; very good; very close; very mild; very successful; very happy; very earnest; very wealthy; rather more interesting, very apoplectic, very clever2; very gracious and good; very happy; very dismal; very ill; very wise; very obliging; very kind; very pretty and white; very kind, very affectionate and affected; very miserable; very sweet; very 263 PRE- P PART (IN NP) NP ADJ 78 264 melancholy; very soft-hearted; very pale; very haggard and pale; very anxious; very pale; very pale and grave; very serious; very romantic; very dirty, and friendly, and happy; very strong; very plain; very respectful; very mute; very wicked and selfish; very confused and silent; very welcome; very stupid; very true; very high; very fat; very bad; very long; very different; very good; very great; rather ridiculous; pretty simple; pretty clear; pretty good; pretty similar; pretty comfortable; pretty clear; pretty transparent a very small and weather-beaten old cow's- skin trunk; a very unconcerned manner; a very frigid smile and bow; a very agitated countenance; very amiable motives for religious gratitude; a very large income; a very stout, puffy man; a very beautiful pair of braces; a very handsome man; a very fine man; very high-flown and ingenious novels; very big words; a very high popularity among the Swishtail youth; a very mild one; a very important one too; a very considerable number of persons in the Russell Square world; very good fun for Dobbin; a very foolish vain fellow, a very painful; very genteel connexions; a very stingy; rather unsteady in his gait; a very vain, wicked, foolish place, full of all sorts of humbugs and falsenesses and pretensions; a very polite and proper gentleman; a very reserved and polite manner; very considerable influence and competency; a very clever woman, a very large young dandy, very twinkling eyes, very low ebb in the county of Hants; a very low curtsey; a very great compliment to a woman; fairly interested in the war until the abdication of the Emperor; very little will; a very short one; very pretty company; a very frank and unreserved manner; a very agreeable acquaintance; a very happy and submissive married man; very good blood and fashion in this city; a very kind old man; very famous events and personages; very remarkable obligations to another; pretty comfortable in their minds, a very bad character indeed; very small account; a very humble way in the New Road; a very considerable doubt; a very warm; a very nice young man, very deep bass, very worthy practitioner in Vanity Fair; a very old attachment; a very brave champion in you; very grave news; very good friend; a very shabby dividend; a very hearty appetite; a very early hour in the morning; a very supercilious manner; very hot weather; a very large, very numerous family, a very timid sort; a very large; a very good sport, very thin insig-nificant little chits of ten and eight years old; a very vain, wicked, foolish place; a very stingy, avaricious person; slightly sarcastic, air; a slightly imperious air and patronizing manner; a pretty comfortable unromantic sort of existence in the down and the straw; pretty treachery truth; pretty accurate news; very proud of her wit; very kind to me as a child; very happy to see you; very bad in Bengal; rather ashamed of his champion; very cruel of you to laugh; very unkind to him; rather fond of books; very generous of his money; very red in the face; very fond of each other's society; very fond of Amelia; very handsome for Amelia; very good of you to inquire; very kind of you to come and see us; very unwell after the sudden family event; very glad to see you; very happy to see her ladyship; always very cold to me; very kind to her here; very different to that look of sentimental wonder; very happy to see the Captain immediately; very hard in Mr Chopper's face; very eager to get to London; very kind to her; pretty easy about his adversary in the encounter; pretty well to do; pretty stout at breakfast-time; quite different, pretty sure of beating his enemy thoroughly before the night was over; rather suddenly; very graciously; very modestly behind them; rather wistfully; very ruefully at her friend; very well; rather dubiously; very eagerly; very handsomely dressed in a court suit; very heavily; very kindly in one of his several great coats; very well; very slow for the last two stages on the road; very well know; very lightly about divorce; very soon; very demurely; very readily; very well; very likely; very satisfactorily; very pleasantly; very like coldness towards her; very prudently; very often; very late from the City; very far indeed; very palely and calmly; very quietly; very best to serve him; very strongly; very well, very unwell; very well; very smartly dressed; very well; very keenly; very low; very humbly; very generously; very early in the morning; very early the next morning; very warmly; very wisely; very surlily; very warmly; very carefully; very suddenly; very well; pretty gaily; pretty well; pretty cheerfully; pretty frequently; pretty easily; pretty correctly; pretty cheerfully in smoking; pretty nearly opposite to the Earl of Bareacres very like a sigh out of his big chest; very like moisture glistening in his eyes ADJ IN NP ADJ +PP (PP=toinf) 30 ADV 57 PP DINH GIO HU 264 74 265 rather disposed to defer the sequel of her narrative my-self; so very frightened; rather inclined rather a rough mess; rather a triumphant tone an old man: very old; very fair; rather golden; very well2, and very hand-some; not very happy; rather severe sometimes; rather thin (D-SCL); very black (U-SCL); very unhappy (U-SCL); very strange; very grateful; very likely2; rather exasperating, very uncomfortable; very, very sad; very precarious; very wrong; very languid; very flattering; very pretty and very silly; very contrite; very kind; very snappish; very bad breeding; very delicate; very unwell; very hard; very likely; very ill3; very stiff; very young; rather sallower: very wicked; very quiet; very kind; very dull; very mean and malignant; very careful; very wet; very soon a fit of coughing took her a very slight one; a very agreeable portrait (U-SCL), rather expensive material, a very unlikely hour to be troubling people; a very naughty look; very worthless trash to me; very idle curiosity fairly mad at him (U-SCL); very sad for Hind-ley’s sake (U-SCL); very queer to think it; very capable of being as obstinate as you; very prejudicial to Mrs Linton; rather more anxious about me; very kind to him; fairly lord of their estates; very sensitive to suspected slights; very naughty to dare to repeat what he says; very happy with my little Cathy; rather slovenly; very conveniently; very low (D-SCL); very quick; very far ; rather too indulgent in humouring her caprices; very uncertainly; very plain; so very reluctantly; rather unwillingly; very late; very stealthily; very punctually; rather contemptuously; a bit late in the evening; a bit further; a bit farther back; somewhat later than usual; pretty sharply, very well fairly in; PRE- P PART (IN NP) NP ADJ 47 ADJ IN NP ADJ +PP (PP=toinf) ADV 11 20 PP MOON-SIXPENCE rather ill-cut bread-and-butter, somewhat embarrassed, slightly outraged at his lack of spirit somewhat the idea; rather an advantage; rather a compliment; rather tall and plump; rather sallow; rather uncomfortable; slightly vexed; slightly coloured; somewhat undignified; fairly prosperous; rather silent, rather mysterious; very strange; rather tall; very inconvenient; very young; very romantic; very severe; very dul; very quiet; very young; very uncomfortable; very clever; very sweet; very fond; very short; very gay; very good; very reliable; very glad; very improbable; very long; very easy; very expensive; very unhappy; very cunning; very amusing; very young; very good; very strong; a bit surly; a pretty shrewd idea of it a rather indifferent hand to shake; a rather dull man; rather absurd incident; a rather pleasing sensation; somewhat realistic details on the subject; somewhat copious notes at the time; very discreet proportions; a very nice party; a very quiet youth in the country; rather more formidable tea-parties; a very dull evening; a very strange letter under the circumstances; a very natural jealousy; a very small room; a very small washstand; a fairly coherent picture of their lives; slightly pious expression; a very strange letter under the circumstances very sorry for her; very fond of them; very ingenuous of me somewhat anxiously; somewhat tartly; very well together; very naturally; very politely; somewhat impressively; pretty well3 somewhat at random; somewhat to my surprise 265 PRE- P PART (IN NP) NP 3 ADJ 39 ADJ IN NP 18 ADJ +PP (PP=toinf) ADV PP 266 266 267 APPENDIX - ISOLATING MAXIMISERS UP/DOWN-SCALING OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS ITEMS Quite OCCURENCE S 176 perfectly 48 most 38 267 DESCRIPTION + ADJ (alone, disappointed, wicked, red, clear, pale, unconscious, quick, natral, right, harmless, wild, cheerful, savage, superfluous, proud, dry, incomprehensible, convenient, lonely, deserted, cordial, natural, flighty, true, strong, healthy, clear, alone, responsible, sane, innocent, normal, inexplicable, ugly, sincere, comfort-ably, amiss, fair, good-tempered); never quite devoid, quite like the look of Charlie + AP  Adj + to inf (quite ready to kiss, quite common to see the women, quite painful to see, quite delighted to see his old friend perched on the roof, quite ready to come back );  A + PP (quite proud of the bandbox, quite worth of the place, quite regardless of all the world besides, quite ignorant of all their plans regarding her, quite amazed at his own facility of composition, quite pleased with himself for his magnificence of spirit, quite angry with the usurper, quite wild with exultation, quite proud to be able to claim such an acquaintance) + ADV: well, suddenly, patiently, happily, eagerly, unsuspiciously, contentedly, naturally, rudely, gaily, fondly, quite differently, still, quite unexpectedly, comfortably, quietly, differently, seriously, plain + as well + to V (quite as well to sit), + as well + PP (quite as well for our dear Amelia, quite out of cash, quite like this) + NP (quite a different person, quite a frantic emphasis, quite a guity and unworthy person, quite a different taste, quite a domestic character, quite a tropical ardour, quite an effort, quite a long time) + Participales serving as Adj (frightened, astonished, surprised, charmed, delighted, busting, satisfied, loving, edifying, unshaken, confounded, contented, enchanted, pleased, justified) + AP with Head as Participale and Complement as PP: quite cured of seeking pleasure, completely overdone with sleep, quite concealed, quite lost + Participles: quite neglected + Gerund: quite forgetting + PP (quite in a flurry to see her dear Misses Osborne, quite at ease) + ADJ (perfectly guilty, happy, good-humoured, justifiable, dumb, stupid, clear, miserable, natural, unintelligible, trite, quiet, right, silent, friendly, happy, cool, round, silent, free) + AP (perfectly sick of their chatter, perfectly unworthy of one) + ADJ with ing / ed forms (perfectly contented, bewildered) + ADJ in NP (a perfectly innocent victim, a perfectly genuine horror) + ADV (well, still) + PP (perfectly at home) + pp (qualified) + ADV: most rudely and insolently, most graciously, most cruelly, (tore the proud father’s heart) most keenly + ADJ: most anxious, most generous and kind, most indignant, most dangerous In NP: a most eligible family connection, a most dangerous and ignorant practitioner, made a most delightful and majest-ic impression, a most creditable younger brother, a most safe and advantageous way, another most blissful morning, a most respectful obeis-ance, a most cautious and delicate manner, a 268 entirely 21 extremely 20 greatly 14 completely 10 altogether 11 absolutely 12 thoroughly 10 exceedingly highly utterly fully terribly awfully enormously extraordinaril 1 y dreadfully excessively Total 268 1 395 most respectable family, a most delightful and affable per-son, a very strong party, a most injured wo-man + AP: most extraordin-arily eager in the conduct of it, most anxious to keep the en-gagement, most intimate at Naples, + adj: dumb, miserable, foolish, different + PP (entirely of this opinion, entirely on him-self, entirely out of the question, entirely through your own fault, entirely for sorrow + ADV: left entirely alone + NP: entirely her former self In NP: an entirely unim-portant person entirely dissimilar reasons + adj: talkative, tender, miser-able, angry, extremely and foolishly indulgent, silent + pp: pleased, surprised + adv: well, extremely slovenly, wrong + pp: relieved, + PP: greatly to the relief of the small party whom he left, greatly to the annoyance of Firkin, greatly in favour of her own country + adj with ed/ing form: greatly exhausted, greatly interested in NP: a completely normal man + completely rendered + gerund: com-pletely ruining + ADJ: altogether honest AP: altogether unconscious of the state of af-fairs + NP: absolutely no gift an altogether accurate account + adj: absolutely desperate, dumb, final + Adj with ing / ed forms: “Absolutely unchanged, exhausted + NP: absolutely no gift thoroughly indifferent, unhappy + PP: thoroughly in debt + Ing / ed forms: thoroughly moved and alarmed, a thoroughly dull party + ADJ: exceedingly red, exceedingly ill, exceedingly awkward and un-gainly, exceedingly grave, exceedingly naughty, + AP: perfectly proud of his own skill in speaking the French language, In NP: an exceedingly snug and well- appointed house Adj: agreeable, highly creditable highly pleased, highly delighted, + participale: highly flattered a highly excited state utterly impruden t young fellow + pp (utterly without companionship during their mother’s illness + Adj: worthy + AP: fully worthy of the praises sleepy + ADJ: awfully proud enormously rich extraordinarily nice dreadfully painful an excessively large top hat 269 APPENDIX 3- ISOLATING MAXIMISERS UP/DOWN-SCALING OF PROCESSES ITEMS Quite complet OCCUREN CES 14 11 ely greatly entirely altogeth er thoroug hly exceedi ngly utterly perfectl y absolut ely highly fully most extreme ly 269 PROCESSES * Material V- (quite) win, cure, restore, do, ignore, overcome, gone down; VPquite approved of her as a sister-in-law, quite masters me, quite made up * Mental - (quite) know, understand, agree; VP: remembered him quite well on the Vauxhall night, quite confounded me * Material - yielded completely, completely averted, so completely removed, completely beaten in the race, completely banished, completely slipped, victimised him completely * Mental - forget so completely, make up someone’s mind completely, * behavior - deceived completely * completely given me up * Material - increase greatly, changed greatly * Mental - suffer greatly, greatly agitate, greatly perturb, greatly shocked at * Behaviour – greatly encourage, respect * Material - yielded herself entirely to her sister’s orders, move out of this country entirely, dropped entirely, saw it burn entirely * Mental - entirely refused, entirely disapproved * Rational - entirely contained * Behaviour - unbosom himself entirely * Material - altogether disappeared, kill her altogether, gone out altogether * Mental - altogether believe, refused altogether * Rational - remained altogether, retired altogether * Material - thoroughly gain, thoroughly cured, thoroughly wetted, thoroughly gauged * Mental - thoroughly believe, thoroughly comprehend * Mental - disliked her elder nephew exceedingly, wished to go exceedingly, depressed me exceedingly, liked exceedingly to act the little mistress Material - fade utterly Mental - rebel against sth utterly, utterly perplexed me, Rational - entirely owing to the situation + PARTICIPALE: so utterly divided * Material - perfectly, (perfectly) melt, recovered * Mental - knew the fact perfectly, understood his secret perfectly Material - rule (she ruled absolutely) Mental - absolutely forbid, absolutely seize, absolutely REQUIRE to know + VP (proposed to her) Material - applauded my resolution highly Mental - highly admired, highly disgusted Mental - fully expect, fully believed, fully agreed, * Material - bit his nails most completely, * Mental - spoke most highly, * Mental - hurt me extremely, wanted to have them extremely 270 terribly totally Total 86 * Material - terribly change * Behaviour - crying terribly * Mental - totally forget APPENDIX 4- INFUSING INTENSIFICATION BEING ADJECTIVES QUALITY sorrow feeling badness/ unpleasantness sadness / unhappiness weather beauty kindness joy perfectness Pleasantness / temper light boringness / unhappiness NEG/PO S -+ feeling of fear and shock dim  gloomy  dark  darksome dreary - tightened lips / set lips parted lips shining eyes, scintillating eye bloodshot  red (eyes) flaxen; dark green; dark grey; gooseberry-coloured eyes; flaming (hair) (maximiser) old face; white face; white cheek, bloodless lip; whey-faced (maximiser) pale  white (face)  flush terrible efforts: negative – very great marvelous effort: positive (maximiser) thin face  heavy face; thin-veined hands; light silk (maximiser) frightened  horrified  horror (frightened eye) excited, wild, glad keen wit, keen feelings, and a keen temper resentful (look) darkened deep-set eyes cold (cold house) bitter (contempt) distress great (weakness) flushed and gloomy stupid to absurdity! misty darkness painful dreary, and chill, and dismal - 270 desperate  disappointed  hopeless keen, sharp, sharp look , sourish (keen eyes) dreadful / abominable / horrible  frightful / awful dreadful day/feeling/ pain; abominable mixture; abominable;horrible barbarity; (frightful sympathetic grins) sad / melancholy  mournful  doleful / gloomy (doleful silence, melancholy voice); miserable chill / cold  cool  warm  hot  oppressive amiable  fascinating charming kind, sweet, good wretched  contented  happy good  excellent (excellent spirit / position) cool  cold  warm - colour bad INFUSING INTENSIFICATION 271 chararter + - dimmed and drowned detestation and disgust a pale, delicate, effeminate boy cunning, mean, selfish, foolish, disreputable delightful horrid (horrid woman) worn  hollow dirty, ragged APPENDIX 5- INFUSING INTENSIFICATION BEING NOUNS AND ADVERBS NOUNS fool  idiot (stupid fool) sorrow, hope – fear pitiless  fierce, seedy-lookin’ chaps feverish bewilderment  madness detestation and disgust sorrow  grief  disappointment 271 ADVERBS warmly  coldly  coolly  tenderly moodily  sadly  mournfully detestably, softly, fearfully, foolishly, desperately, grieved bitterly, sorrowfully, sworn frightfully, dreadfully ... Prof Dr Lưu Quý Khương, Dr Ngũ Thiện Hùng, Dr Võ Thị Kim Anh, Assoc Prof Dr Trần Văn Phước, Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Tất Thắng, Dr Huỳnh Anh Tuấn, Dr Võ Duy Đức for their precious and insightful... assessments over qualities, processes and verbal modalities recognized as Intensification, and over entities recognized as Quantification In this way, the core of Graduation is to consider how strong or... there is no classification of qualifiers By contrast, Benzinger (1971) categorizes devices signaling for intensification as well as classifes qualifiers Intensive qualifiers are regarded as the