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Evidence Sensitivity in Weak Necessity Deontic Modals [PDF]

Journal of Philosophical Logic, 2013
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The double modal construction in English world wide

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract The dual foci of the present study of double modals are their semantic characteristics and their distribution across regional varieties of English world wide. Tokens were extracted from GloWbE:Blogs, a database whose great size and informal tenor facilitated the investigation of this low‐frequency non‐standard feature. Double modals were found
Peter Collins, Adam Smith
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Deontic Modals and Context in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter

آداب الكوفة, 2022
The present study aims at investigating the effect of context on the use of deontic modals within the first part of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, that is 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'.
احمد الكلابي, فاطمة الفتلاوي   +1 more
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Metanormative Theory and the Meaning of Deontic Modals [PDF]

, 2016
Philosophical debate about the meaning of normative terms has long been pulled in two directions by the apparently competing ideas: (i) ‘ought’s do not describe what is actually the case but rather prescribe possible action, thought, or feeling, (ii) all
Chrisman, Matthew
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Deontic modality and media discourse

, 2017
This work aims at analyzing the deontic modality in the media discourse, seeking to integrate the contextual, pragmatic, semantic and morphosyntatic aspects. With the theoretical support of the Discourse Functional Grammar (HENGEVELD; MACKENZIE, 2008), we make an integrated analysis of the manifestation of variables related to the context, as well as ...
Prata, Nadja Paulino Pessoa, Nogueira, Márcia Teixeira   +1 more
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Alternation of must, have to, and need to in English as a lingua franca

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the grammatical variability of modal auxiliary verbs in English as a lingua franca. Focusing on the ongoing change must, have to, and need to, this research utilizes two spoken corpora: the Vienna–Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE) and the Asian Corpus of English (ACE).
Chunyuan Nie, Lea Meriläinen, Mikko Laitinen   +2 more
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LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF NECESSITY EXPRESSIONS IN FINNISH AND POLISH LEGAL TEXT IN TERMS OF DEONTIC STRENGTH

Comparative Legilinguistics, 2016
The aim of this article is to highlight an issue of expressing deontic modality in Finnish and Polish in a legal context in terms of deontic strength.
Joanna RYDZEWSKA-SIEMIĄTKOWSKA
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Conditionals and KK

Noûs, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 371-384, June 2026.
Abstract In this paper, we explore the tension between the KK thesis and an attractive principle concerning the assertability of conditionals. We explore the prospects for defending the KK thesis against the problems posed, and conclude that they are dim.
John Hawthorne, Yoaav Isaacs
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Who is Right, Who is Wrong? Interpreting 14 Points of Wilson – A Case Study of Deontic Modals and their Meanings

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, 2021
The document titled “14 points of Wilson” was announced by the President of the United States Woodrow Wilson in his speech addressed to the United States Congress on 8th January 1918.
Matulewska Aleksandra, Mikołajczyk Marek   +1 more
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Metaphysical and absolute possibility [PDF]

, 2019
It is widely alleged that metaphysical possibility is “absolute” possibility Conceivability and possibility, Clarendon, Oxford, 2002, p 16; Stalnaker, in: Stalnaker Ways a world might be: metaphysical and anti-metaphysical essays, Oxford University Press,
Clarke-Doane, Justin
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