The WHX construction (what the hell…?) and intensity. A corpus-based study

This paper is a study of the intensity attached to the WHX construction (most prototypically exemplified in what the hell…?), using the theoretical framework of Construction Grammar. It is shown that intensity is not entirely inherent in the construction; it results, rather, from the expression of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vincent Hugou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2017-09-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/1103