[[A degree qualifier is a form that combines with an °adjective expressing a °gradable property to express a degree.]]
degree modifier (a.k.a. degree adverb) (STR) = a scalar admodifier expressed by an independent word. Example: very in very happy is a degree modifier. (Section 4.1.2) ❡ admodification (INF ) =the information packaging function of qualifying a modifier, usually via semantically expressing degree or hedging of the property denoted by the modifier. Example: in very slow, the degree admodifier very intensifies the value of the speed dimension denoted by slow. (Section 2.2.2)