Testing the semantics of English modals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20309756 |
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| Authors | Lars Hemerén (Lund University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 501-513 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Paper in Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1251 • E-ISSN: 2224-3380 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08351818009370507 |
| OpenAlex | W2000633663 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The paper reports on a test for the meaning of twenty English modals in context. In the process, the paper exemplifies some of the results obtained and discusses advantages and disadvantages of the paraphrasing technique as a method for getting at the meanings of certain modals. It is concluded that modals that are part of idioms are very difficult to paraphrase but that the multiple meaning of some modals can be substantiated by paraphrasing
Archaeology · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Modal verb · Natural language processing · Paraphrase · Verb · Computer Science · History · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Lexicography and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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