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Quantitative adverbs are specific lexical units of semi-functional nature
expressing quality measure, or gradational evaluation of qualities. They may be
subdivided into several sets:
1. Adverbs of high degree
("intensifiers"): very, quite, entirely, utterly,
highly, greatly, perfectly, absolutely, strongly, considerably, pretty, much.
2. Adverbs of excessive degree
(direct and reverse) also belonging to the
broader subclass of intensifiers: too, awfully, tremendously, dreadfully, terrifically.
3. Adverbs of unexpected degree
: surprisingly, astonishingly, amazingly.
4. Adverbs of moderate degree
: fairly, comparatively, relatively, moderately,
rather.
5. Adverbs of low degree
: slightly, a little, a bit.
6. Adverbs of approximate degree
: almost, nearly.
7. Adverbs of optimal degree
: enough, sufficiently, adequately.
8. Adverbs of inadequate degree
: insufficiently, intolerably, unbearably,
ridiculously.
9. Adverbs of under-degree
: hardly, scarcely.
Although the degree adverbs
are traditionally described under the heading of
"quantitative", in reality they occupy an intermediate position between qualitative
and quantitative words and therefore can be referred to qualitative adverbs. Thus,
the latter are subdivided into qualitative adverbs of full notional value and degree
adverbs – specific functional words.
Circumstantial adverbs
are also divided into notional and functional. The
functional circumstantial adverbs are words of pronominal nature. They include
numerical adverbs, adverbs of time, place, manner, cause, consequence. Many of
them are used as syntactic connectives and question-forming words (now, here,
when, where, so, thus, how, why, etc.)
Notional circumstantial adverbs include two basic sets: adverbs of time and
adverbs of place: today, tomorrow, already, ever, never, shortly, recently, seldom,
early, late; homeward, eastward, near, far, outside, ashore, etc.
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