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WorksheetsSo weird, so cool, so innovative
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who wrote this paper?
Jennifer Anniston
Joey Tribiani
Courteney Cox
Sali Tagliamonte & Chris Roberts
Which of these words is NOT an intensifier?
extremely
kind of
very
totally
Why are intensifiers interesting to observe in a sitcom ?
Speakers use intensifiers in order to be "new" and creative
Intensifiers are more frequent on TV than in "real life"
Intensifiers change quickly
Intensifiers change slowly
Which of these tokens was NOT included in the data?
I am so so sorry.
Oh, dude I’m so sorry!
I’m sorry, man.
Are you alright?
True or false? The rate of intensification in Friends is about the same as in "real life" speech data.
True
False
True or false? The 3 most frequent intensifiers in Friends are the same as in "real world" data
False
True
Which of these statements is false?
So is the most frequent intensifier in Friends
Young English speakers use so more than older speakers
So is more recent than very and really
Male characters on Friends use so more frequently than female characters.
True or false? The frequency of so, very and really increases across the 8 seasons analyzed.
True
False
In Friends, so collocates with...
cool
weird
bad
nice
Which of these facts indicate that so is delexicalizing in Friends?
Gender differences become less important
So is used with more diverse adjectives
So increases consistently in frequency over the 8 seasons
Friends' ratings decline over the 8 seasons
Tagliamonte & Roberts conclude that...
Media language can reflect spoken language
A medium like Friends is more innovative than the general population
There is some correlation between intensifier use and popularity ratings
TV language is not authentic
