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Table 8 Frequency of Viewpoint with evaluating items in COCA

From: From explicit to implicit orientation: mapping rank scale to modality in English and Chinese

no.

items

freq.

1

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

56

2

IN MY PERSONAL OPINION

29

3

IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION

16

4

IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION

15

5

IN MY HONEST OPINION

4

6

IN OUR HUMBLE OPINION

3

7

IN YOUR HUMBLE OPINION

3

8

IN HER PERSONAL OPINION

2

9

IN HIS HUMBLE OPINION

2

10

IN HIS PERSONAL OPINION

2

11

IN MY CONSIDERED OPINION

2