Intensifiers
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*@extra: excessively (too) | *@extra: excessively (too) | ||
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| + | *very beautiful = beautiful.@plus | ||
| + | *too small = small.@extra | ||
== Adjunct adverbs == | == Adjunct adverbs == | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 26 July 2010
To be represented by attributes or as UWs depending on the type of intensification. See adverbs.
Specifier adverbs
Intensifiers that do not really introduce new information, but only intensify the information conveyed by a verb, an adjective or another adverb. They are expressed by attributes of degree.
- @plus: intensified (very)
- @minus: downtoned (a little)
- @extra: excessively (too)
- @enough: sufficiently (enough)
Examples
- very beautiful = beautiful.@plus
- too small = small.@extra
Adjunct adverbs
Intensifiers that intensify a verb, an adjective or another adverb by indicating manner. They differ from specifier adverbs in the sense they introduce and can be associated to independent concepts. They must be expressed by UWs linked to the intensified through the relation "man".
- man(good, amazingly)
- man(sorry, deeply)
- man(beautiful, unbelievably)
- ...
