I’m so sorry: Intensification in American English across time

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I’m so sorry: Intensification in American English across time. / Barron, Anne.
Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book. ed. / Vander Viana. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. p. 188-192 37.

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Harvard

Barron, A 2022, I’m so sorry: Intensification in American English across time. in V Viana (ed.), Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book., 37, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp. 188-192. https://doi.org/10.4324/b22833

APA

Barron, A. (2022). I’m so sorry: Intensification in American English across time. In V. Viana (Ed.), Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book (pp. 188-192). Article 37 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/b22833

Vancouver

Barron A. I’m so sorry: Intensification in American English across time. In Viana V, editor, Teaching English with Corpora: A Resource Book. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 2022. p. 188-192. 37 doi: 10.4324/b22833

Bibtex

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