Theoretical English Grammar. Part 1. Morphology. Бочарова М.В. - 29 стр.

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– more / most stand in a syntactic relation to the adjective like other words
with degree semantics (less, very, rather, a bit etc.),
– a most + adj. = very.
– The category of Degrees of Comparison is not fully realized by English adjec-
tives: Neutral Qualitative adj. vs. Strong Qualitative and Relative adj.
THE FIELD STRUCTURE OF THE CLASS OF ADJECTIVES
o Central adjectives: Neutral Qualitative adj.
o Peripheral adjectives: Strong Qualitative adj., Relative adj.
o Zones of syncretism between the class of Adjectives and other word classes:
– Adj – N: substantivised adjectives
( full substantivation as a result of lexicalization when a new word
(noun) has been formed);
– Adj – V: participles.
THE ADVERB IN ENGLISH
o a class of notional words [Smirnitsky, Barkhudarov, Ilish]
o General semantics: give a characteristic of another characteristic
o They cover a wide range of semantic categories. Their major semantic groups
are:
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       – more / most stand in a syntactic relation to the adjective like other words
       with degree semantics (less, very, rather, a bit etc.),
       – a most + adj. = very.


– The category of Degrees of Comparison is not fully realized by English adjec-
tives: Neutral Qualitative adj. vs. Strong Qualitative and Relative adj.



THE FIELD STRUCTURE OF THE CLASS OF ADJECTIVES


o Central adjectives: Neutral Qualitative adj.
o Peripheral adjectives: Strong Qualitative adj., Relative adj.


o Zones of syncretism between the class of Adjectives and other word classes:
   – Adj – N: substantivised adjectives
        (� full substantivation as a result of lexicalization when a new word
   (noun) has been formed);
   – Adj – V: participles.




                            THE ADVERB IN ENGLISH


o a class of notional words [Smirnitsky, Barkhudarov, Ilish]


o General semantics: give a characteristic of another characteristic


o They cover a wide range of semantic categories. Their major semantic groups
are:



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