Misconstruing Additive Conjunction And Modal Assessment As Continuative: Comparison

Martin & Rose (2007: 142):

Other continuatives realise types of comparison so (did he), even, only, just:

It was the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
We even spoke about marriage. 

Amnesty didn't matter.
It was only a means to the truth.

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[1] To be clear, in SFL Theory, the conjunctive Adjunct, so (did he) — like also (± did he) — marks the textually cohesive relation of positive addition; see Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 613).

[2] To be clear, in SFL Theory, these items function interpersonally as mood Adjuncts of intensity. The item even marks 'counterexpectancy: exceeding', whereas only and just mark 'counterexpectancy: limiting'; see Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 189).