Epistemic and Deontic Modality in Romanian and Serbian Scientific Discourse

Autor: Novakov Predrag, Lazović Mihaela
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Romanian Journal of English Studies, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 43-52 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2286-0428
DOI: 10.1515/rjes-2021-0005
Popis: Modal verbs expressing epistemic and deontic modality can be used as discourse markers to implicate the authors’ attitude to the propositional content (doubt, certainty, hedging). Based on English modality framework, this paper discusses the uses of modals in expressing author’s attitude in Romanian and Serbian scientific discourse (social sciences and humanities) and compares these uses in the two languages.
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