What does the adverb "newly" modify in this sentence?
Certain Italians who were newly cognizant of Greek and Roman cultural accomplishments initiated a classical cultural rebirth after a long period of stasis.
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Certain Italians who were newly cognizant of Greek and Roman cultural accomplishments initiated a classical cultural rebirth after a long period of stasis.
It modifies "cognizant", the head of the Adjective phrase "newly cognizant of Greek and Roman cultural accomplishments", which functions as the predicative complement of "be".