Between epistemic modality and degree: the case of really
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Research on the interpretation of adverbs such as really, just, only, rather, quite, apparently or absolutely shows that they are contextually sensitive and highly flexible. This paper takes a closer look at really in order to account for its various interpretations. Stenström’s (1986) work on really forms the starting-point for the investigation. The following examples are from Stenström (1986: 151), where she claims that the different readings of really are due to position and syntactic function:
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