RBAPPROX Approximators

Definition

Degree adverbs expressing approximation.

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: A13.5

usas

cql[lemma={words}]
Word list (7 items)
marginally pretty quite reasonably sightly some sufficiently

Requires: lemma, pos

Normalization

Per words

Examples

approximately

more or less

Sources

  • xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
  • usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System