Epistemic Modality - Realisation in Speech

Realisation in Speech

  • (a) grammatically: through
    • modal verbs (e.g., English: may, might, must; German: sollen),
    • particular grammatical moods on verbs, the epistemic moods, or
    • a specific grammatical element, such as an affix (Tuyuca: -hīyi "reasonable to assume") or particle; or
  • (b) non-grammatically (often lexically): through
    • adverbials (e.g., English: perhaps, possibly), or
    • through a certain intonational pattern.

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