Subjective and objective modality: Interpersonal and ideational functions in the English modal auxiliary system

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1505-1528

  Verstraete, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a Faculteit Letteren   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Auxiliaries; English; Modality; Performativity; Semiotic grammar

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035486235     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-2166(01)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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