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<p>New page: &#039;&#039;&#039;Modality&#039;&#039;&#039; is a very vague concept that refers to the way in which a <a href="/index.php?title=Speaker&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Speaker (page does not exist)">speaker</a> uses a <a href="/index.php/Proposition" title="Proposition">proposition</a> in a discourse context. It is a cover term for concepts relating to [[illocutio...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> '''Modality''' is a very vague concept that refers to the way in which a [[speaker]] uses a [[proposition]] in a discourse context. It is a cover term for concepts relating to [[illocutionary force]] (such as [[imperative]], [[declarative]], [[interrogative]], [[optative]]), for concepts relating to [[possibility]] and [[necessity]] (and sometimes also [[volition]]), and for concepts relating to the speaker's commitment to the truth of the sentence ([[epistemic modality]] and [[evidentiality]]).<br /> <br /> ===Subtypes===<br /> *[[deontic modality]], [[epistemic modality]]<br /> *[[root modality]]<br /> *[[agent-oriented modality]], [[speaker-oriented modality]]<br /> <br /> ===Origin===<br /> The term ''modality'' comes from logic, where it has been in use at least since the 16th century.<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> *Palmer, F.R. 1986. ''Mood and modality.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<br /> <br /> ===other languages===<br /> German [[Modalität]]<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Semantics]]</div>

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