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Adverbial compounds
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Although many words in the stock of adverbs are complex, Frisian adverbial compounds are understudied, to say the least. An example of a complex adverb is follentiids many-SUFF-time-SUFF often. Such univerbations may also show adverbial affixes, here possibly the suffix -en and the suffix -s. Such univerbations do not seem to display a regular pattern. A possible exception is the combination of two adverbs, as in knaphandich well-skilful quite skilful. Such Adv-Adv-formations are dealt with in a separate topic. Some other more or less regular patterns consist of a combination with an adposition as second member. The first member of such compounds may be a noun or an adverb (often converted from an adjective).

It should be noted that compounds of two adpositions often, although not exclusively, act as adverbs as well.

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The following patterns of adverbial compounds receive a more detailed treatment in the topics below:

  • For adverb plus adverb, see the topic AdvAdv

  • For adverb plus adpostion, see the topic AdvP

  • For noun plus adposition, see the topic NP.

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