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I think it would have been more emphatic with the negation".
Fixin' to can be used in a context with negation; however, it often gets a special emphatic meaning, in a way similar to not about to (Collins 2009).
The minimizers with non-existential negation are associated with particular constructions in both VO and OV for emphatic purpose, resulting in the skewed distribution.
Short, and emphatic.
Cicero is more emphatic.
"Chuck was emphatic.
Malouda was equally emphatic.
Ms. Martinez nodded, emphatic.
He grew emphatic.
Mr Miller is emphatic.
The finish was emphatic.
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