FREQ Frequency adverbs

MFTE FREQ

Definition

Adverbs of frequency: always, often, never, sometimes, usually, rarely, etc.

Detection Rules

Default frequency adverbs rule (based on MFTE). Refines RB.

cql[word={words}]
Word list (30 items)
again always constantly continually daily ever forever frequently generally infrequently intermittently monthly never normally occasionally often oftentimes once periodically rarely regularly repeatedly seldom sometimes sporadically traditionally twice usually weekly yearly

Requires: word

Refines: RB

mfte

cql[word={words}]
Word list (30 items)
again always constantly continually daily ever forever frequently generally infrequently intermittently monthly never normally occasionally often oftentimes once periodically rarely regularly repeatedly seldom sometimes sporadically traditionally twice usually weekly yearly

Requires: word, pos

Refines: RB

Normalization

Per finite_verbs

Examples

We should always wear a mask.

Source: le_foll_2024

But he had found his voice again.

Source: le_foll_2024

Sources

  • mfte — Le Foll, Elen & Shakir, Muhammad (2023/2025) : Multi-Feature Tagger of English (MFTE) — Python version

Notes

Biber 1988 did not have a separate frequency adverb category.

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