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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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a little and little with certain nouns
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00 I am too sure about the word and phrase "a little" and "little" with what I would call certain negatively-connotated words like "cynicism" or "anger." 02 br
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00 I think those are either from a negative-polarity view point or positive-polarity view point, but confusion occurs when used with a negative-feeling words like the ones mentioned previously. 02 br
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00 I sense a little cynicism/anger in your voice. -- positive??? 02 br
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00 I sense little cynicism/anger in your voice -- positive?? 0-
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00 I am too sure about the word and phrase "a little" and "little" with what I would call certain negatively-connotated words like "cynicism" or "anger." 02 br
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00 I think those are either from a negative-polarity view point or positive-polarity view point, but confusion occurs when used with a negative-feeling words like the ones mentioned previously. 02 br
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00 I sense a little cynicism/anger in your voice. -- positive??? 02 br
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00 I sense little cynicism/anger in your voice -- positive?? 0-
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0 I think of it in terms of the reply to a statement: Does the reply 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 raise 02 u 02 i 02 b 00 the level of anger or 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 lower 02 u 02 i 02 b 00 it? 02 br
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01 i 00 He seemed very happy about the situation. 02 i 00 (zero anger) (reply) 01 i 00
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01 i 00 He seemed very happy about the situation. 02 i 00 (zero anger) (reply) 01 i 00
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