>b) none of those have a metasyntanctic function that specifically speaks to how the words should be interpreted Separately, I think they do have that meaning

>b) none of those have a metasyntanctic function that specifically speaks to how the words should be interpreted Separately, I think they do have that meaning in most contexts. "actually died laughing" "really fell apart during interview" "totally lost control" "he was absolutely insane" etc