The degree adverbs of Lianzhou dialect have been roughly described in the books of Lianzhou dialect in Beihai City,but there are still some problems such as wrong descriptions and wrong classifications.This article uses methods of field investigation and literature review to sort out 31 degree adverbs in the Lianzhou dialect based on the collection of language materials.They are di-vided into three categories:vocabulary with different writing forms and meanings from Mandarin,vocabulary with the same meaning but different writing forms from Mandarin,vocabulary with the same meaning and written form from Mandarin.The semantics,gram-mar features and special sentence structures of the characteristic degree adverbs in the Lianzhou dialect are described and analyzed to reveal the basic appearance of the degree adverbs in the Lianzhou dialect.Although most degree adverbs in Lianzhou dialect have similar grammatical features and usage to Mandarin,they also have their own characteristics.Firstly,the degree adverbs"有啲"and"沤蛮"can overlap with affixes to become"有啲啲"and"沤蛮蛮",which indicates a reduction in degree.The second is that most of the degree adverbs in Lianzhou dialect can be followed by a affix of"鬼"to deepen the degree.
CantoneseLianzhou dialectAdverbs of degreeSemanticsGrammar featuresSpecial sentence structure