Yes. Its meaning is fairly similar to that of rather.Is it correct to say: "I quite like folk music"
I think it can mean "very much" too.
It can, but not in Alexka's sentence.
In BrE quite means something like fairly/rather before gradable adjectives and verbs.
He's quite nice.
I quite like him.
it means completely before non-gradaable adjectives.
This wine is quite divine.
I have no idea what foregrounding of a change and unbounded mode of construal are but it seems to say,If there is no foregrounding of a change involved in the situation, i.e. the
mode of construal of the verb is unbounded, then quite functions as an
unbounded booster, as in I quite like/fancy this, i.e. 'I like/fancy this very
much'.
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They say in the article:
I have no idea what foregrounding of a change and unbounded mode of construal are
:-D I think I'm getting it!Oh you poor, ignorant Polish woman. It means ....um .....er ... well, it sort of means .... that if the change involved in the situation isn't .. er... foregrounded ..., then ...um
Well it's obvious to me!!!
;-)