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The document discusses Appraisal Theory, which analyzes how speakers express and amplify feelings in discourse. Appraisal Theory is divided into three main categories: Engagement, which involves introducing additional voices into a discussion; Attitude, which evaluates positive or negative assessments; and Graduation, which involves intensifying or modifying assessments using grammar and lexical resources. Graduation has two sub-systems: Force, which evaluates the strength of feelings; and Focus, which shar

Author

Deviana Devi

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