O KWALIFIKACJI GRAMATYCZNEJ TZW. PRZYSŁÓWKÓW KWANTYFIKUJĄCYCH
Grammatical Classification of the So-Called Quantifying Adverbs

Summary/Abstract: The text is a reflection on the differences between the adverbs class and the one of particles. It is based on Jadwiga Wajszczuk's innovative meta-text interpretation. The analysis of quantifying adverbial units (such as zawsze (always), nigdy (never), na ogół (usually), przeważnie (generally), zazwyczaj (normally), zwykle (as a rule), czasem (sometimes), od czasu do czasu (from time to time), frequency adverbs like często (often), rzadko (seldom), z rzadka (rarely) and duration adverbs (stale (constantly), ciągle continuously), wciąż (all the time), nadal (still), is based on examination of topic structure of expressions and the above mentioned units. It leads to the assumption that their current classification needs verification. According to detailed hypotheses, the units przewa¿nie, na ogół, zazwyczaj, zwykle and z reguły belong to the class of particles whereas units stale, ciągle, wciąż, nadal as well as często, rzadko, z rzadka, czasem, od czasu do czasu, niekiedy, although they have some non-adverbial features (it is about a possibility to relate them to an attributive verb), are closer by their function to adverbs than to particles.

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