Verb Modality in English
Modalit
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Peculiarities of English modality 1. Modality 2. The linguistic expression of modality 3. Types of modality (according to Bybee) 4. Epistemic, deontic and dynamic modality 5. Flexibility of meaning 3. Practical part 3.1. English advertisements analysis 4. Conclusions 5. References 6. Summary in Lithuania 7. Appendix
Introduction I chose “Modality in English Newspaper Advertisements” because it seemed interesting topic to write about. This topic would be beneficial to my further study that is I would be able to distinguish modal verbs and their types in details. The paper involves modality and kinds of expressions that are use to explain and interpret the usage. One of paper’s basic notions is that modality cannot be easily defined, and its sub-category modal verbs of English present a number of difficulties. They might cause trouble for those who wish to learn the language. The aim of this paper is to analyze modality as a whole, distinguish modal verbs and other means of realization and explain their usage in the context by giving examples. Objectives for achieving the aim: ➢ To define modality; ➢ To draw characteristics of modality and modal verbs; ➢ To identify modal verb and other means of realization usage; ➢ To find out for what purpose modal words are used in advertisements. In this paper main discussion is about what influence modal words may have on people in advertisements such as denoting possibility, necessity or obligation. Based on different authors’ opinions, the paper tries to describe modality as simple as possible. Also to show that modality and modal words are two different subjects. Furthermore, I will describe each modal word and illustrate them in examples. This term paper focuses on modality and the usage of modal words in English newspaper
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Peculiarities of English modality 1. Modality 2. The linguistic expression of modality 3. Types of modality (according to Bybee) 4. Epistemic, deontic and dynamic modality 5. Flexibility of meaning 3. Practical part 3.1. English advertisements analysis 4. Conclusions 5. References 6. Summary in Lithuania 7. Appendix
Introduction I chose “Modality in English Newspaper Advertisements” because it seemed interesting topic to write about. This topic would be beneficial to my further study that is I would be able to distinguish modal verbs and their types in details. The paper involves modality and kinds of expressions that are use to explain and interpret the usage. One of paper’s basic notions is that modality cannot be easily defined, and its sub-category modal verbs of English present a number of difficulties. They might cause trouble for those who wish to learn the language. The aim of this paper is to analyze modality as a whole, distinguish modal verbs and other means of realization and explain their usage in the context by giving examples. Objectives for achieving the aim: ➢ To define modality; ➢ To draw characteristics of modality and modal verbs; ➢ To identify modal verb and other means of realization usage; ➢ To find out for what purpose modal words are used in advertisements. In this paper main discussion is about what influence modal words may have on people in advertisements such as denoting possibility, necessity or obligation. Based on different authors’ opinions, the paper tries to describe modality as simple as possible. Also to show that modality and modal words are two different subjects. Furthermore, I will describe each modal word and illustrate them in examples. This term paper focuses on modality and the usage of modal words in English newspaper