2.5. The Adjective and the Adverb

I.   Oral Check-up on the Terms: relative and qualitative adjectives, evaluative and specificative function of adj. and adv., statives, adjectivids, reverse (or negative) comparison, the elative superlative, non-comparables, adverbids, fluctuant conversives II. Topics for Discussion: 1.   General description of the adjective as a part of speech 2.   Subclasses of the adjective (qualitative and relative adjectives) and their relation to the category of comparison. 3.   “Category of state” words, their linguistic description and relations to adjectives. 4.   Grammatical category of comparison: controversy over types and number of forms; the elative comparison. 5.   General description of the adverb as a part of speech. 6.   Derivational types of adverbs. 7.   Lexico-grammatic subcategorization of adverbs as a problem. 8.   -ly adverbs status. III. Practical Assignments: 1)   Test Questions 2.5. 2)    Give your own examples of adjectivids – substantivized adjectives. 3)   State the difference in the meaning of the root and derivative adverbs in the sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian: •   The business has grown very fast. •   She held fast to the railings and refused to move. •   The trees are flowering late this year. •   Once or twice lately she has mentioned him. •   She pressed her face hard against the glass. •   This is hardly the time to start discussing the financial difficulties. •   The eagle soared high into the air. •   Williams is a highly competitive player who hates losing. •   We didn’t need to worry because help was close at hand. •   Inspectors will examine the accounts very closely.