The Role of Intended Audience in Determining Modality Type: A Study in Relation to the Iranian Constitution

Language, as a means of communication, offers its speakers some tools by which they can convey the meanings they intend to. One of these tools is the use of modals. Modals help the speakers to express their attitudes and opinions, regarding what is going on in a sentence. Epistemic modality deals wi...

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Main Authors: Mahmood Naghizadeh, Fateme Deriss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lasting Impressions Press 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies
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Online Access:http://eltsjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/8-3-4-15.pdf