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‘You’re absolutely welcome, thanks for the ear’: The use of <i>absolutely</i> in American soap operas

Author(s) -

Karin Aijmer

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

nordic journal of english studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18

H-Index - 8

eISSN - 1654-6970

pISSN - 1502-7694

DOI - 10.35360/njes.363

Subject(s) - order (exchange) , english language , soap , media studies , field (mathematics) , political science , sociology , history , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , business , world wide web , mathematics , finance , pure mathematics

The aim of the paper is to discuss the syntax and uses of absolutely in recent American soap operas. It is shown that absolutely can be used both as an intensifier and with an emphasising meaning where it has scope over the entire clause. Absolutely was also found as a stand-alone marker with the function to respond to yes–no questions and to speech acts such as requests and thanking.

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