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Download full textLegum, Stanley E. – 1972
The class of English words traditionally called adverbs is examined and redefined in this paper. The following three subclasses of adverbs are identified: limiters, which are words that modify noun phrases; intensifiers, which are words that modify adjectives; and "true" adverbs, which modify verb phrases and sentences. Examples of these…
Descriptors: Adverbs, English, Language Patterns, Language Research
