Czecb adverb/adverb pairs

[Frank Y Gladney]

Yes, Polish has some such distinction, but it's between predicative use and adverbial.  Compare _Mi/lo mi Pani,a pozna'c_ 'It's nice to meet you' and _Pani jest mile widziana_ 'You are welcome here'.  Other examples in my _Handbook of Polish_ (available from Slavica Publishers), p. 115.

Frank Y. Gladney 

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>Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:24:09 -0500
>From: "Paul B. Gallagher" <paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM>  
>Subject: [SEELANGS] Czecb adverb/adverb pairs  
>To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
>
>Dear friends,
>
>I've been having a chat with a Czech translator who explains that a few 
>adverbs have two forms, depending on whether the sense is relatively 
>concrete or figurative. I'm wondering if any of the other Slavic 
>languages do this (AFAIK Russian does not, but I'm not a native).
>
>Below are some examples my colleague cited.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>Byla _vysoko_ v horách. She was high in the mountains. [physical
>location, destination, distance]
>Byla _vysoce_ postavena/placena.  She had a high post/was highly paid.
>  [manner, rank, degree on a scale conceived of metaphorically in terms
>of height]
>_Vysoce_ si cenil jeho poesie. He valued his poetry highly. [quality,
>manner, intensifier, metaphorically]
>
>Špičáky jsou velké a osazené _široko_ od sebe.  The canine teeth are
>large and widely spaced.  [position, distance, location]
>Pre výmenu skúseností sú dvere _široko_ otvorené.  The doors are wide
>open for an exchange of experiences.  [Slovak, not Czech, but close
>enough: physically wide open]
>Musíme zasáhnout _široce_ proti všem státním podporovatelům terorismu.
>We must strike broadly against all state supporters of terrorism.
>[manner, intensity]
>SdKfz 250 byl první _široce_ používaný německý obrněný transportér.
>The SdKfx 250 was the first widely used German armored transport.
>[manner, extent, metaphorical breadth]
>
>Venku je _chladno_. It is cold outside. [physical fact, objective like
>distance - and an anglophone could argue it's a noun, but Czech
>grammars classify it as adverbial]
>R. 1802 odplul do Ameriky, ale byl tam přijat _chladně_.  In 1802 he
>sailed to America, but he was received coldly there.  [manner,
>emotion, quality]
>Žena vypadala _chladně_.  The woman had a cold demeanor. [ditto;
>metaphorical temperature]
>Ženě bylo _chladno_. The woman felt cold.  [physical temperature, fact]
>
>Dnes je _teplo_. It is warm today. [physical fact, objective like distance]
>_Teple_ se oblékla. She was dressed warmly. [manner, quality, feeling]
>Proto on _teple_ obhajoval vytvoření národních vědeckých společností.
>So he warmly advocated the creation of national scientific societies.
>[emotion, feeling, quality, intensity]
>
>Rád se potápí _hluboko_ pod vodou. He likes to dive deep under the
>water.  [physical location, distance]
>Je do něho _hluboce_ zamilovaná. She's deeply in love with him.
>[extent, intensity, metaphor]
>Spíte _hluboce_ a klidně.  You are sleeping deeply and quietly.
>[metaphor, intensity, manner]
>_Hluboko_ dole není nic než písek. Deep down there's nothing but sand.
>  [physical location, distance]
>
>-- 
>War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
>--
>Paul B. Gallagher
>pbg translations, inc.
>"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
>http://pbg-translations.com
>
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