A Bayesian probabilistic analysis of the use of English modal verbs in L2 writing: Focusing on L1 influence and topic effects [PDF]
HeliyonModal verbs, with their multifaceted semantic nuances and varied grammatical configurations, present notable challenges for L2 learners and regularly intrigue L2 researchers. This study attempts to investigate and compare how English modal verbs are used
Fatih Ünal Bozdağ +2 more
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Social changes through the lens of language: A big data study of Chinese modal verbs [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Leech’s corpus-based comparison of English modal verbs from 1961 to 1992 showed the steep decline of all modal verbs together, which he ascribed to continuing changes towards a more equal and less authority-driven society.
Shan Wang, Ruhan Liu, Chu-Ren Huang
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A corpus-based study of modal verbs in Chinese–English governmental press conference interpreting [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 This study investigates the use of modal verbs in Chinese–English government press conference (GPC) interpretation. Modal verbs mark the speaker’s opinion of or attitude toward the event described in a sentence.
Yifan Zhang, Andrew K. F. Cheung
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Improving Modal Verb Treatment in English Textbooks Used by Chinese Learners: A Corpus-Based Approach [PDF]
SAGE Open, 2022 This study demonstrates how native and learner corpora can enhance modal verb treatment in English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) textbooks used in mainland China.
Lexi Xiaoduo Li
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Modal Verbs of Obligation in Quotations and Political Discourse [PDF]
Armenian Folia Anglistika, 2016 This article discusses the modal verbs of obligation and their function in quotations and political discourse. The usage of modal verbs in speeches strengthens the impact on people, because they emphasize what people should, must, ought to and have to do.
Lusine Zakalashvili, Naira Avagyan
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Vietnam Journal of EducationEnglish modal verbs (EMV) have long been regarded as a challenge for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, partly due to the widely used conventional speech act teaching method.
Anh Kim Hoang, Nguyet Minh Thi Le
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Peculiarities of modal verb constructions functioning in technical sublanguages
Записки з романо-германської філології, 2015 This article is devoted to the study of modal verb constructions functioning in three technical sublanguages: Thermal Engineering, Electric Power Supply and Automobile Industry.
Т. І. Борисенко +3 more
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A Semantic Survey on Modal Verbs in Todays' Persian Language from a Typological Point of View [PDF]
نشریه پژوهشهای زبانشناسی, 2021 This study aimed at investigating the semantic aspect of modal verbs in today’s Persian language from a typological perspective, which provided us with an opportunity to compare the meanings of Persian modal verbs with those of the other languages.
Shahla Sharifi, Narjes Banou Sabouri
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Los verbos modales en español desde la perspectiva langackeriana [PDF]
Studia Romanistica, 2022 This article presents the problem of modal verbs in Spanish from the perspective of Langacker’s cognitive grammar. It focuses on the fundamental terms and deals with the problematic point of the theory: the temporal grounding of modal verbs ...
Adéla Smažíková
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Španělská modální slovesa z perspektivy R. W. Langackera: otázka konceptualizátora [PDF]
Časopis pro Moderní Filologii, 2023 This article presents the problem of modal verbs in Spanish from the perspective of Langacker’s cognitive grammar. Langacker defines modal verbs as grounding elements that can express implicit meanings and thus increase the degree of subjectivity of the ...
Adéla Smažíková
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