By Modals, Literature

> the use of these forms seems to have limitations in that there aren't any other forms that can be used for the event before that, but instead, the same above modal forms must be used.I agree that there are not many levels in the past that you can expreess when using...

Hi Bokeh, Becasue of your reply, it made me take a second look at the original question. I also did some research and found this paper written on the subject of Semantic Composition of Subjunctive Conditionals by Michela Ippolito of MIT/Tübingen University. I am not completely sure if I...

Dear forumI'm new here, finding this forum while searching for some paraphrases that are used in my Statement of Purpose (SoP), while applying for a PhD in Food Science.Then, I am lucky to find this forum, and I post my SoP here with the hope that someone, probably with a same interest, may read...

Well, perhaps this is a more general question than the one I posed in the thread "Modality and meaning" it is important to get this basic question sorted. I don't think it is as simple as it appears.The study of meaning is known as semantics, and there seems to be a lot of literature on it yet...

Anonymous wrote:Hi everybody,I'm writing my PhD on modal verbs and semi-modal verbs. I am right now lookin at strong obligation - i.e. the area covered by MUST, HAVE TO and HAVE GOT TO. I've come across the distinction between internal and external obligation a lot of times but I'd like to have...

Hi everybody,I'm writing my PhD on modal verbs and semi-modal verbs. I am right now lookin at strong obligation - i.e. the area covered by MUST, HAVE TO and HAVE GOT TO. I've come across the distinction between internal and external obligation a lot of times but I'd like to have a reference for...

Yes, you're right. Apparently we do have different understandings of objective and subjective. But look at the bright side: We agree that the sentences do not illustrate deontic usage! On this whole topic I am in basic agreement with John Lyons, who, to say it as briefly as possible,...

Overview: outsiders seeks help of linguistspart one: the set uppart two: the questions I. I am a graduate student in philosophy investigating what we call "epistemic possibility". Sentence express this modality when they assert that something is possible relative to some epistemic category...

1) Do May / Might NOT (like CANNOT) express an interdiction = must not ? ex: ? CJ

You and your classmate don't seem to have any standard by which both of you agree to measure influence. Will it be the number of words related to each? Will it be the most frequently used words? The most frequently used words in everyday conversation? The most frequently used words in formal...