[Corpora-List] Modifier list for the English language

[Stefan Gindl]

Hi all,

I am looking for a resource (e.g., a list) containing all or most of the 
modifiers of the English language. Modifiers, in my case, are all terms 
which are able to modify or change the meaning of the term directly 
following the modifier. There can be three types of modifiers:
1., intensifiers, such as "very", which gives the subsequent term more 
power, e.g., "very hot"
2., diminishers (I am sorry, I do not know a better name for them), such 
as "barely", which lessens the power of the subsequent term, e.g., 
"barely hot"
3., negations, which invert the meaning of the subsequent term, e.g., 
"not hot" = "cold"

I mainly need adverb terms which change the meaning of following 
adjectives, but other types are very welcome too (I think, modifiers are 
generally separated in pre- and post-modifiers and further in adverbial 
and adnominal modifiers, so the thing I am looking for are adverbial 
pre-modifiers, such as "extremely", "rather", "quite", "highly", 
"completely" etc.).

Do you know of such a resource or list or a way I could create it on my own?

I am very thankful for your help!

Kind regards, Stefan Gindl

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