THE PROBLEM OF DETERMINING THE ADVERB RANGE IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE

Abstract

This article specifies the semantic-functional range of the adverb in Russian. The meaning of the attribute of an object and the syntactic function of an inconsistent definition are considered by the authors as a figurative part-of-speech use of an adverb in a position typical of an adjective. Based on a number of previous studies and on the basis of the analysis of syntactic constructions, the non-adverbial status of unchangeable words that perform the function of a predicate is substantiated. Invariable words that are a predicate in a one-part impersonal sentence belong to the words of the state category, which have their own part-of-speech semantics. Invariable words in the function of a predicate in a two-part sentence with a subject-infinitive are considered as evaluation words that are close in status to a separate part of speech. Invariable words that are a predicate in a two-part sentence with a subject-substantive are defined as predicatives that do not have a part-speech status.