This essay looks at the translatability of the Dutch argumentative operators 'nauwelijks' and 'amper' into English. Their usage and argumentative strenght are compared to 'barely','hardly' and ...Show moreThis essay looks at the translatability of the Dutch argumentative operators 'nauwelijks' and 'amper' into English. Their usage and argumentative strenght are compared to 'barely','hardly' and 'scarcely'. The underlying goal is to determine whether argumentativity is translatable.Show less