InTens – A dataset of Italian intensified derivatives. Description and application in a productivity study

The paper introduces InTens, a dataset of Italian intensified adjectival derivatives formed with six evaluative prefixes, namely arci, extra, iper, stra, super, and ultra. Initially, we delineate the process of data extraction and filtration. Subsequently, we address the polyfunctional characteristics of the evaluative prefixes, with semantic annotation of derivatives into two macro-categories: intensification and non-intensification. After discussing the annotation results, the application of InTens is demonstrated through an investigation of the morphological productivity of the prefixes. The analysis underscores the variability in productivity contingent upon the semantic function of the prefixes, an aspect most often overlooked in productivity research.