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Some Remarks on the degree of Certainty of the English Modals
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dc.contributor.author | Cheon, Chongil | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-04-10T06:39:31Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2009-04-10T06:39:31Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1984 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | 영학논집, Vol.8, pp. 85-94 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10371/2603 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Until recently there have been many attempts to provide a precise characterization of
modality in philosophy as well as in linguistics. Yet it cannot be said that the problems of modality have been thoroughly settled. One of the most problematic phenomena, for instance, with which many scholars have concerned themselves seems to be the semantic equivalence between two modals, or between a modal and an appropriate paraphrase. In particular, the semantic relationship and the related environments between may and can have been one of the subjects which many linguists have trie!l to account for without much success. The purpose of this paper is to offer an explicit account of a degree of certainty of the English modals,-among others, may, can, must and should in the epistemic sense. I will begin , with regard to this question, by making clear the differences between two alternative· views which Leech and Lakoff have taken on this problem of epistemic may and can. And then I will point out that it would be necessary to revise Leechs proposal in some respects. In addition, my concern will be turned to the compatibilities between must and should in their epistemic uses within the framework of possible worlds semantics. | - |
dc.language.iso | ko | - |
dc.publisher | 서울대학교 인문대학 영어영문학과 | - |
dc.title | Some Remarks on the degree of Certainty of the English Modals | - |
dc.type | SNU Journal | - |
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor | 전종일 | - |
dc.citation.journaltitle | 영학논집(English Studies) | - |
dc.citation.endpage | 94 | - |
dc.citation.pages | 85-94 | - |
dc.citation.startpage | 85 | - |
dc.citation.volume | 8 | - |
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