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Table 9 Frequency of evaluative viewpoints in BCC literary

From: From explicit to implicit orientation: mapping rank scale to modality in English and Chinese

appraisal meaning

items

freq.

stupid/clumsy view

yī … (zhī) yú/zhuó jiàn

552

依 之 愚/拙 见

acc. SUB stupid opinion

shallow view

yī … qiǎn jiàn

59

依 浅 见

acc. shallow opinion

narrow view

yī … yì kǒng zhī jiàn/guǎn jiàn

8

依 一 孔 之 见 管 见

acc. one hole SUB opinion/tube opinion