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Scare quotes as deontic modals
Linguistics, 2023 The aim of this article is to propose a formal semantic account of scare quotation (SQ). I present data showing that SQ, though flexible, is subject to regular and so far largely unnoticed limitations following from the infelicitous use of irony as well ...
Wiślicki Jan
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The Difference Between Modal Verbs in Deontic and Epistemic Modality
Humaniora, 2012 Modality is always interesting to discuss. Understanding it is crucial for both language teachers and learners. This essay discusses the concept of modality, its types and uses.
Menik Winiharti
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Scaling deontic modality in parliamentary discourse [PDF]
Logos et Littera: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Text, 2016 In the paper we apply the scalarity principle to deontic modality and classify it into strong, medium and weak, with the ends of the spectrum suggesting the highest and the lowest degrees of imposition and necessity. We study the two extremes, the strong
Milica Vuković Stamatović
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The relationship between irrealis mood and deontic modality in Paresi (Arawak)
Liames, 2018 This article presents a description and analysis of the deontic modality and its relationship with mood category (realis vs irrealis) in Paresi, a language of the Arawak family, spoken in Brazil.
Núbia Ferreira Rech +2 more
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Deontic modality in tourism scientific writing
Revista de Lenguas para Fines EspecíficosEste artículo se centra en los verbos modales deónticos que aparecen en un corpus de artículos de investigación sobre turismo. La originalidad de este estudio radica principalmente en la selección de dos secciones fundamentales del artículo de ...
Elena Domínguez Morales +1 more
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Deontic Modality in Lithuanian Translations of EU Legislation
Vertimo Studijos, 2022 The present article is a corpus-driven investigation into deontic modality in the Lithuanian translations of EU legislation. It builds on the data of the EUR-Lex2/2016 parallel corpus. The article discusses the pivotal points of deontic modality and its
Žygimantas Pekūnas
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Weak and Strong Necessity Modals: On Linguistic Means of Expressing "A Primitive Concept OUGHT" [PDF]
, 2022 This paper develops an account of the meaning of `ought', and the distinction between weak necessity modals (`ought', `should') and strong necessity modals (`must', `have to').
Silk, Alex
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A Contrastive Study of Deontic Modality in Parallel Texts
ELOPE, 2021 This article is a contrastive study of deontic modal markers in three parallel texts. It analyses the modality system in the English, Russian and French texts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights accounting for the ambiguity of some English ...
Olga Boginskaya
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Modality in Saami-speaking kindergarten and school children
Sámi dieđalaš áigečála, 2021 This article examines modal expressions in Saami-speaking kindergarten and school children aged 4-8 years. The aim is to explore the ways in which children use language to express different types of modality, and to investigate whether there are ...
Johanna Johansen
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