Abstract:In Polish and Russian, adjectives and adverbs occur in several syntactic functions, among others as adjuncts (i.e. as 'secondary predicates' and as adverbials) and, in copula clauses, as (primary) predicates. The choice between adjective and adverb is governed by certain syntacto-semantic factors: adjectives in these syntactic positions usually occur with orientation towards a noun phrase that denotes a first-order entity (i.e. an 'object' or a person), whereas adverbs usually exhibit orientation towards a hig… Show more
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