Epistemic modality, a linguistic category, particularly deals with the interactive dimensions of various discourses. modality in broad terms can be defined as any modal system that indicates degree assurance what speaker says. The present study identifies and analyzes epistemic verbs EMVs dissertations linguistics literature. For this purpose, two sub-corpora Ph.D. from fields literature were c...

This article reports on the use of double modals, a non-standard syntactic feature, in contemporary speech UK and Ireland. Most data geographic extent feature its combinatorial types come from surveys or acceptability ratings older attestations focused northern England, Scotland Northern Ireland, with relatively few naturalistic England Wales. Manual verification modals large corpus geolocated ...

The current study intends to conduct a comparative analysis of modality in English and Behdini-Kurdish. Modality is linguistic category pertaining expressing possibility necessity, among other meanings. paper’s central problem that Behdini-Kurdish learners face difficulty comprehending the notion English, precisely modal auxiliary verbs. primary goals this investigation are define epistemic deo...

First appearances suggest that probability operators (is as likely as, probably, is more likely than, etc) should be treated together with what we might call pure modal talk (might, may, ought, must, possibly, necessarily, etc) because: • They are non-truth-functional operators on propositions. • They interact logically with epistemic modals: R3. Must to probably. It must be that Probably R4. P...

The study of modal auxiliary verbs has been done by comparing modal auxiliary verbs in English with the ones in Chinese qualitatively and quantitatively. The modals in English and in Chinese are statistically analyzed through their forms and meanings. The data consists of 50 pieces of Chinese prose with their 50 English translation versions called corpus A and 50 pieces of English prose with th...

This article discusses some of the ways in which natural language can express modal information—information which is, to a first approximation, about what could be or must be the case, as opposed to being about what actually is the case. It motivates, explains, and raises problems for Angelika Kratzer’s influential theory of modal auxiliaries, and introduces a new approach to one important deba...

The present study assessed children's knowledge of how speakers use modal auxiliaries such as might and have to to indicate their degree of belief in the truth of their statements (epistemic modality), and to socially regulate behavior (deontic modality). We also considered whether modals comprise a semantic system that is progressively attained in a way similar to other semantic systems. Child...

The purpose of the study was to determine the contribution of nursing auxiliaries towards health care services, against their scope of practice. The sample consisted of nursing auxiliaries in the Gazankulu area, in the Northern Transvaal. The findings revealed that nursing auxiliaries are presently an essential component of nursing services rendered in Gazankulu, but that apart from their presc...