Infallibilism is the claim that knowledge requires that one satisfies some infallibility condition. I spell out three distinct such conditions: epistemic, evidential and modal infallibility. Epistemic infallibility turns out to be simply a consequence of epistemic closure, and is not infallibilist in any relevant sense. Evidential infallibilism i s unwarranted but it is not an satisfactory char...

The aim of this study is twofold: firstly, it presents a general overview the evidentiality system in Galician, and secondly, explores use its marker seica. We will argue that, apart from core evidential meanings, which are independent epistemic modality, markers conversation index social meanings related to asymmetry authority, face-saving strategies, detachment, irony, deference towards heare...

The study of epistemic modality in research articles (RAs) has been found many papers. However, the investigation abstract section RAs viewed from Systemic Functional Linguistics is rarely conducted, especially mechanical engineering RAs. Therefore, purpose this was to investigate roles A number 50 abstracts were collected Scopus Q-1 journal entitled “International Journal Machine Tools and Man...

This two-part article critically reviews eight recent works in the field of mood and modality. Part I explores three different theoretical approaches – generative, cognitive–pragmatic, and typological – with the main focus on languages other than English. Within the framework of generative grammar, research issues include: the epistemic-root interpretations of modal verbs; transitive–intransiti...

Japanese does not exhibit deontic-epistemic polysemy which is recognized among typologically different languages. Hence, in Japanese linguistics, it has been debated which of the two types of modality is more prototypical. This study brings Chinese learner’s acquisition data of Japanese modality to bear on the question of which of the two types of modality is more prototypical, using the Compet...

This paper addresses modality classification for multi-issue bargaining dialogues in order to model human-like negotiation behaviour and to efficiently compute negotiation strategies. We propose a modality annotation and classification scheme comprising semantically distinguishable categories applied reliably by humans and machines. Our classification of modality varieties is based on both the ...