RBDIMIN Diminishers
Definition
Degree adverbs expressing small degree.
Detection Rules
xiao_2009
usas
cql[lemma={words}]
Word list (11 items)
but
fractionally
less
merely
mildly
partially
partly
simply
slightly
somewhat
under
Normalization
Per words
Examples
a bit
a little
partly
slightly
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