Epistemic Future and epistemic modal verbs in Portuguese
This paper discusses the semantics of two epistemic operators in Portuguese: the epistemic Future and modal verbs. The idea sustained in the literature for other languages that the epistemic Future has the same semantics as the modal verb (equivalent to) MUST does not account for the Portuguese data...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2020-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Portuguese Linguistics |
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Online Access: | https://jpl.letras.ulisboa.pt/articles/243 |