Lemma | modality |
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Categoria grammaticale | N |
Lingua | inglese |
Sigla | Romaine (1988) |
Titolo | Pidgin and Creole Languages |
Sinonimi | |
Rinvii | aspect (inglese) tense (inglese) |
Traduzioni | |
Citazioni | Modality refers to the speaker’s assessment of the event in terms of its likelihood or probability, as in 'John might come', where the form 'might' indicates there is some doubt. |