Modal Expressions in English

able according actual addressee analysis appear argued assertion cent Chapter child circumstances clause clear clearly condition considerable context core meaning deontic devices directive discussion distinction dynamic English epistemic epistemic modality equivalent event evidence example explicit fact formal forms framework frequently function further future given hand includes indicate interpretation involved kind language largely laws laws/C least less lexical lexical verbs linguistic Lyons modal auxiliaries modal expressions natural necessary negative noted notion objective occur Palmer particular past permission person politeness possible pragmatic present primary probably proposed proposition questions range reason referred regarded relationship relative reported represented restricted secondary seems seen semantic sense sentence shown similar social speaker specific speech suggests syntactic Table tense THINK truth utterance verbs whereas